Aloeides trimeni, the Trimen's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is found from coastal KwaZulu-Natal to the Drakensberg, north into Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
| Trimen's copper | |
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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. trimeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973[2]
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The wingspan is 22–33 mm for males and 24–35 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to December (with a peak in October) and from January to April (with a peak in February). There are two generations per year.[3]
The larvae feed on Aspalathus species and Hermannia depressa.
Subspecies
edit- Aloeides trimeni trimeni (from the Eastern Cape to Free State, Gauteng and Mpumalanga)
- Aloeides trimeni southeayae Tite & Dickson, 1973 (near Mossel Bay in the Western Cape)
References
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- ^ Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Aloeides trimeni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T62079A165245710. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T62079A165245710.en. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ 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.