| Aloeides quickelbergei | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aloeides |
| Species: | A. quickelbergei |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides quickelbergei Tite & Dickson, 1968 | |
Aloeides quickelbergei, the Quickelberge's copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from mountain slopes in the southern Western Cape.
The wingspan is 24–26 mm for males and 25–28 mm females. Adults are on wing from November to January. There is one generation per year.
References
- Henning, G.A. (2020) . "Aloeides quickelbergei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161276730A175059372. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161276730A175059372.en. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- Aloeides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- 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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| Aloeides quickelbergei | |
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