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The Giant Copper (''Aloeides pallida'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa. The wingspan is 30–39 mm for males and 34–45 mm females. Adults are on wing from October to early January or as early as August for the nominate subspecies. There is one generation per year.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae of ssp. ''pallida'' and ''jonathani'' feed on ''Aspalathus'' species. The larvae of ssp. ''grandis'' are fed by trophallaxis by ''Lepisota capensis'' ants. They also feed on the eggs of these ants. ==Subspecies== *''Aloeides pallida pallida'' (West Cape to East Cape and north to the Orange Free State) *''Aloeides pallida grandis'' Tite & Dickson, 1968 (mountains above Paarl and Franschhoek north to Gydo Mountain and east to Garcia’s Pass) *''Aloeides pallida littoralis'' Tite & Dickson, 1968 (coastal fynbos from Hermanus to Knysna in the West Cape) *''Aloeides pallida jonathani'' Pringle, 1987 (montane fynbos in the Kammanassie Mountains in the West Cape) *''Aloeides pallida juno'' Pringle, 1994 (Fynbos in the East Cape) *''Aloeides pallida liversidgei'' Pringle, 1994 (Baviaanskloof Mountains in the East Cape) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aloeides pallida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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