Tylopaedia sardonyx

King copper
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tylopaedia
Species: T. sardonyx
Binomial name
Tylopaedia sardonyx
(Trimen, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
  • Zeritis sardonyx Trimen, 1868
  • Phasis sardonyx f. knobeli van Son, 1959
  • Phasis sardonyx peringueyi Dickson, 1969
  • Phasis sardonyx ab. peringueyi Aurivillius, 1924

The King copper (Tylopaedia sardonyx) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa and Namibia.

The wingspan is 32–40 mm for males and 35–50 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to December and from January to April in two generations per year.[2]

The larvae feed on Aspalathus spinosa, Phylica olaefolia, and Euclea undulata.

Subspecies

References

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  1. Tylopaedia, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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