Aloeides titei
Species of butterfly
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Aloeides titei, the Tite's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the northern KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg foothills to the hills of southern Mpumalanga.
| Aloeides titei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. titei |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides titei Henning, 1987[2] | |
The wingspan is 25–30 millimetres (0.98–1.18 in) for males and 26–33 millimetres (1.0–1.3 in) for females. Adults are on wing from November to February. There is one generation per year.[3]