Aloeides namibiensis

Aloeides namibiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species: A. namibiensis
Binomial name
Aloeides namibiensis
Henning & Henning, 1994[1]

Aloeides namibiensis, the Namibia copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of arid savanna.

Adults have been recorded in December.

References

  1. Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)


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