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Genus: Aloeides

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > Superfamily: Papilionoidea > Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Theclinae > Tribe: Aphnaeini

Species indigenous to southern Africa

List from Vári & Kroon (2002).

Aloeides almeida (Almeida copper)    

 

 

Aloeides apicalis (Pointed copper)

 

 

Aloeides aranda (Aranda copper)

 

Aloeides argentea

 

 

Aloeides arida (Arid copper)

 

Aloeides bamptoni (Bampton's copper)

 

 

Aloeides barbarae (Barbara's copper)

 

 

Aloeides barklyi (Barkly's copper)

 

 

Aloeides braueri (Brauer's copper)    

 

 

Aloeides caffrariae (Border copper)

 

 

Aloeides caledoni (Caledon copper)

 

 

Aloeides carolynnae (Carolynn's copper)

 

 

Aloeides clarki (Coega copper)

 

 

Aloeides damarensis (Damara copper)

 

Aloeides dentatis (Roodepoort copper)     

 

Aloeides depicta (Depicta copper)

 

Aloeides dicksoni (Dickson's copper)

 

 

Aloeides dryas (Transvaal copper)

 

 

Aloeides egerides (Red hill copper)

 

 

Aloeides gowani (Gowan's copper)

 

 

Aloeides henningi (Henning's copper)

 

Aloeides juana (Juana copper)    

 

 

Aloeides kaplani (Kaplan's copper)

 

 

Aloeides lutescens (Worcester copper)

 

 

Aloeides macmasteri (McMaster's copper)

 

 

Aloeides maluti (Maluti copper)

 

 

Aloeides margaretae (Marguerite's copper)

 

Aloeides mbuluensis (Mbulu copper)

 

 

Aloeides merces (Wakkerstroom copper)    

 

 

Aloeides molomo (Molomo copper)

 

 

Aloeides monticola (Cederberg copper)

 

 

Aloeides mullini

 

 

Aloeides namibiensis

 

 

Aloeides nollothi (Nolloth's copper)

 

 

Aloeides nubila (Cloud copper)

 

 

Aloeides oreas (Oreas copper)     

 

Aloeides pallida (Giant copper)

 

Aloeides penningtoni (Pennington's copper)

 

 

Aloeides pierus (Dull copper)

 

Aloeides plowesi

 

 

Aloeides pringlei (Pringle's copper)

 

 

Aloeides quickelbergei (Quickelberge's copper)

 

 

Aloeides rileyi (Riley's copper)

 

 

Aloeides rossouwi (Rossouw's copper)

 

 

Aloeides simplex (Dune copper)

 

 

Aloeides stevensoni (Stevenson's copper)       

 

 

Aloeides susanae (Susan's copper)

 

 

Aloeides swanepoeli (Swanepoel's copper)

 

Aloeides taikosama (Dusky copper)

 

Aloeides tearei

 

 

Aloeides thyra (Red copper)

 

 

Aloeides titei (Tite's copper)

 

 

Aloeides trimeni (Trimen's copper)

 

Aloeides vansoni (Van son's copper)

 

 

Publications

  • VÁRI, L., KROON, D.M., & KRÜGER, M. 2002. Classification and checklist of the species of Lepidoptera recorded in southern Africa. Simple Solutions, Chatswood Australia.