Conrad's copper
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species:
A. conradsi
Binomial name
Aloeides conradsi
Synonyms
  • Phasis conradsi Aurivillius, 1907
  • Phasis conradsi f. ochraceous Joicey and Talbot, 1924

Aloeides conradsi, the Conrad's copper, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

Subspecies

  • A. c. conradsi (Tanzania)
  • A. c. angoniensis Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
  • A. c. jacksoni Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Tanzania, Kenya: east of the Rift Valley)
  • A. c. talboti Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Tanzania, Kenya: west of the Rift Valley)

References

Wikispecies has information related to Aloeides conradsi.
  1. ↑ Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-04.


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