Aloeides oreas, the oreas copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in South Africa, where it is known from the Eastern Cape to the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, the Free State and mountain peaks in Mpumalanga near Wakkerstroom. Adults are on wing from September to December, with a peak in October and from January to April, with a p

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Size: 3603px × 2606px 30.5cm × 22.1cm - 300dpi
Location: Bulwer, South Africa
Photo credit: © Simon Joubert / AfriPics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Categories: African wildlife
Insects

Keywords: butterfly, copper, oreas, aloeides