Aloeides vansoni: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Lycaenidae
Genus
Aloeides
Species
Aloeides vansoni
Scientific Name
Aloeides vansoni

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Aloeides vansoni

Aloeides vansoni, the Van Son's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the Western Cape, then across the Great Karoo and Roggeveld escarpment, south along the north side of the Swartberg and nearby mountains to the Eastern Cape.

The wingspan is 27–32 mm for males and 29–35 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to January with a peak in December. There is one generation per year.

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Van Son's copper

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Aloeides vansoni
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Aloeides vansoni
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Aloeides vansoni
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Aloeides vansoni
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Aloeides vansoni
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Aloeides vansoni
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Aloeides vansoni
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Aloeides vansoni
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Aloeides vansoni
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Aloeides vansoni
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Aloeides vansoni
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Aloeides vansoni
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Aloeides vansoni
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