| Aloeides monticola | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. monticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides monticola Pringle, 1994 | |
Aloeides monticola, the Cederberg copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the high slopes of the Cederberg in the Western Cape.
The wingspan is 35–39 mm for males and 38–45 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to November. There is one generation per year.
References
- Pringle, E.L. (2020). "Aloeides monticola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161276293A168307229. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161276293A168307229.en. Retrieved 18 November 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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