Aloeides dentatis

Roodepoort copper
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Aloeides
Species:	A. dentatis
Binomial name
	Aloeides dentatis; (Swierstra, 1909)
Synonyms
	Phasis dentatis Swierstra, 1909 ; Phasis thyra maseruna Riley, 1938 ;

Aloeides dentatis, the Roodepoort copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.

The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 24–28 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to November and from February to March. There are two generations per year.[2]

The larvae of the nominate subspecies feed on Hermannia depressa and Lotononis eriantha. Larvae of subspecies A. d. maseruna feed on Hermannia jacobeifolia. The larvae are attended to by Lepisiota capensis ants.[1]

Subspecies

Aloeides dentatis dentatis (South Africa: Mpumalanga, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal)
Aloeides dentatis maseruna (Riley, 1938) (Lesotho, South Africa: North West and Free State)

References

Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Aloeides dentatis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T883A68965915. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T883A68965915.en.
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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[iucn-1] Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Aloeides dentatis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T883A68965915. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T883A68965915.en.

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