Aloeides mullini

Mullin's copper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species: A. mullini
Binomial name
Aloeides mullini
Henning & Henning, 1996[2]

Aloeides mullini, the Mullin's copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Zimbabwe.[3] The habitat consists of montane grassland.

Both sexes feed from flowers. They have been recorded from late August to late September.

References

  1. Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Aloeides mullini". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T159944A5344838. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T159944A5344838.en. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)


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