| Aloeides rossouwi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. rossouwi
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides rossouwi Henning & Henning, 1982
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Aloeides rossouwi, the Rossouw's copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found in Mpumalanga south of the Stoffberg.
The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 24–28 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to November and from February to March. There are two generations per year.[2]
The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Lepisiota.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides rossouwi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T892A168302094. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T892A168302094.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
- Henning, G.A. (2020). "Aloeides rossouwi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T892A168302094.