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King Copper

Tylopaedia sardonyx peringueyi

Photo by JeffCrocombe
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium-sized (40-50mm) butterfly, robust, and fast-flying.

Habitat:

Fynbos, Karoo, and Arid Savannah. Larva shelter under stones next to their foodplant (Aspalathus spinosa, Phylica olaefolia, Euclea undulata) attended by Crematogaster ants. Flies Aug-Dec and Jan-Apr.

Notes:

This subspecies is restricted to a small area of the Western Cape.
This is a Monotypic species.

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Tylopaedia sardonyx

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