Trimenia argyroplaga

Trimenia argyroplaga, the large silver-spotted copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa.

Large silver-spotted copper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Trimenia
Species:
T. argyroplaga
Binomial name
Trimenia argyroplaga
(Dickson, 1967)[1]
Synonyms
  • Phasis argyroplaga Dickson, 1967
  • Zeritis wallengreni var. A Trimen, 1887

The wingspan is 25–34 mm for males and 29–41 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to December. There is one generation per year.[2]

Subspecies
  • Trimenia argyroplaga argyroplaga (from Western Cape to Eastern Cape and in the Northern Cape)
  • Trimenia argyroplaga cardouwae Dickson & Wykeham, 1994 (Olifantrivierberge above Porterville in the Western Cape)
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References
  1. Trimenia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  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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