Aloeides nubilus

Aloeides nubilus, the cloud copper, is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is found on low rocky ridges in the Mpumalanga Drakensberg.

Cloud copper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aloeides
Species:
A. nubilus
Binomial name
Aloeides nubilus
Henning & Henning, 1982

The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 22–26 mm females. Adults are on wing from September to November. There is one generation per year.[2]

References
  1. Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Aloeides nubilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T890A13089362. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T890A13089362.en.
  2. 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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