Aloeides penningtoni

Pennington's copper
	Male
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Aloeides
Species:	A. penningtoni
Binomial name
	Aloeides penningtoni; Tite & Dickson, 1968
Synonyms
	Aloeides natalensis Tite and Dickson, 1968 ;

Aloeides penningtoni, the Pennington's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the northern Eastern Cape and the Drakensberg foothills to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands and the Ngoye and Enseleni forests.

The wingspan is 26–31 mm for males and 28–34 mm females. There are several generations in the warmer months, with adults on wing from August to June with peaks in November and February.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Henning, G.A. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Aloeides penningtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161282231A175062707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161282231A175062707.en. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[1] Henning, G.A. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Aloeides penningtoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161282231A175062707. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161282231A175062707.en. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[2] Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[3] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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