Aloeides mbuluensis, the Mbulu copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from bare patches of ground in highland grassveld in the Mbulu area of the Eastern Cape and the area near Loteni in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. mbuluensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides mbuluensis Pringle, 1994[2]
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The wingspan is 26–32 mm for males and 29–37 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to January. There is one generation per year.[3]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Aloeides mbuluensis.
- ^ Henning, G.A. (2020) [amended version of 2020 assessment]. "Aloeides mbuluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161281244A175062025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161281244A175062025.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.