''Aloeides conradsi'', the Conrad's copper, is a
butterfly
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly ...
. It is found in
Kenya
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Tanzania
Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ...
,
Malawi
Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northe ...
and
Zambia
Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most central point. Its neighbours are ...
.
The habitat consists of savanna.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
Subspecies
*''A. c. conradsi'' (Tanzania)
*''A. c. angoniensis''
Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia)
*''A. c. jacksoni''
Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Tanzania, Kenya: east of the Rift Valley)
*''A. c. talboti''
Tite & Dickson, 1973 (Tanzania, Kenya: west of the Rift Valley)
References
Butterflies described in 1907
conradsi
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