Aloeides aranda

image:Aloeides aranda, manlik, Tweeling, a.jpg|thumb|A male in highveld grassland, Free State, South Africa
Aloeides aranda, the Aranda copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the whole of South Africa, except in high montane forests and arid western areas. It is also found in Zimbabwe.
The wingspan is for males and females. Adults are on wing from September to April in warm areas and in October and February in two generations in cooler areas.
The larvae feed on Aspalathus species, a genus of legumes. They are attended to by Pheidole capensis ants.