| Aloeides clarki | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (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. clarki |
| Binomial name | |
| Aloeides clarki Tite & Dickson, 1968 | |
Aloeides clarki, the Coega copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from low slopes and ridges in coastal Karoo flats in the Eastern Cape and flat rocky land further inland.
The wingspan is 25–28 mm for males and 25–29 mm females. Adults are on wing from October to April. There are multiple generations per year.
The larvae feed on Aspalathus species.
References
- Pringle, E.L. (2020). "Aloeides clarki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161279834A168308196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T161279834A168308196.en. Retrieved 18 November 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 clarki | |
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