Aloeides
Aloeides, commonly called coppers, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. Most can be found in South Africa, but a few species occur as far north as Kenya.Species
Listed alphabetically within groups.
- The "thyra" species group:
- *Aloeides apicalis Tite & Dickson, 1968 – pointed copper
- *Aloeides arida Tite & Dickson, 1968 – arid copper
- *Aloeides bamptoni Tite & Dickson, 1977 – Brampton's copper
- *Aloeides braueri Tite & Dickson, 1968 – Brauer's copper
- *Aloeides caledoni Tite & Dickson, 1973 – Caledon copper
- *Aloeides clarki Tite & Dickson, 1968 – Coega copper
- *Aloeides dentatis – Roodepoort copper
- *Aloeides depicta Tite & Dickson, 1968 – depicta copper
- *Aloeides dryas Tite & Dickson, 1968 – Transvaal copper
- *Aloeides egerides Tite & Dickson, 1968 – Red Hill copper
- *Aloeides gowani Tite & Dickson, 1968 – Gowan's copper
- *Aloeides juana Tite & Dickson, 1968 – Juana copper
- *Aloeides kaplani Tite & Dickson, 1977 – Kaplan's copper
- *Aloeides lutescens Tite & Dickson, 1968 – Worcester copper
- *Aloeides margaretae Tite & Dickson, 1968 – Margarite's copper
- *Aloeides nollothi Tite & Dickson, 1977 – Nolloth's copper
- *Aloeides oreas Tite & Dickson, 1968 – Oreas copper
- *Aloeides pallida Tite & Dickson, 1968 – giant copper
- *Aloeides penningtoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 – Pennington's copper
- *Aloeides pringlei Tite & Dickson, 1976 – Pringle's copper
- *Aloeides quickelbergei Tite & Dickson, 1968 – Quickelberge's copper
- *Aloeides rileyi Tite & Dickson, 1976 – Riley's copper
- *Aloeides simplex – dune copper
- *Aloeides thyra – red copper
- *Aloeides vansoni Tite & Dickson, 1968 – Van Son's copper
- unnamed species group A:
- *Aloeides almeida – Almeida copper
- *Aloeides aranda – Aranda copper
- *Aloeides barklyi – Barkly's copper
- *Aloeides conradsi – Conrad's copper
- *Aloeides damarensis – Damara copper
- *Aloeides griseus Riley, 1921
- *Aloeides henningi Tite & Dickson, 1973 – Henning's copper
- *Aloeides macmasteri Tite & Dickson, 1973 – McMaster's copper
- *Aloeides molomo – molomo copper
- *Aloeides pierus – dull copper
- *Aloeides plowesi Tite & Dickson, 1973 – Plowes' copper
- *Aloeides stevensoni Tite & Dickson, 1973 – Stevenson's copper
- *Aloeides susanae Tite & Dickson, 1973 – Susan's copper
- *Aloeides swanepoeli Tite & Dickson, 1973 – Swanepoel's copper
- *Aloeides taikosama – dusky copper
- *Aloeides trimeni Tite & Dickson, 1973 – Trimen's copper
- unnamed species group B:
- *Aloeides angolensis Tite & Dickson, 1973
- *Aloeides argenteus Henning & Henning, 1994 – silvery copper
- *Aloeides barbarae Henning & Henning, 1994 – Barbara's copper
- *Aloeides caffrariae Henning, 1987 – border copper
- *Aloeides carolynnae Dickson, 1983 – Carolynn's copper
- *Aloeides dicksoni Henning, 1987 – Diskson's copper
- *Aloeides maluti Pringle, 1983 – Maluti copper
- *Aloeides mbuluensis Pringle, 1994 – Mbulu copper
- *Aloeides merces Henning & Henning, 1986 – Wakkerstroom copper
- *Aloeides monticola Pringle, 1994 – Cederberg copper
- *Aloeides mullini Henning & Henning, 1996 – Mullin's copper
- *Aloeides namibiensis Henning & Henning, 1994 – Namibia copper
- *Aloeides nubilus Henning & Henning, 1982 – cloud copper
- *Aloeides rossouwi Henning & Henning, 1982 – Rossouw's copper
- *Aloeides tearei Henning & Henning, 1982 – Teare's copper
- *Aloeides titei Henning, 1987 – Tite's copper
