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Red Copper
Aloeides thyra
Aloeides thyra, the red copper, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Western Cape, South Africa.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof — Historia naturalis ranarum nostratium (1758)
August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof · 1758 · p.33
Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)
Georg Wolfgang Knorr · 1771 · p.361
August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof — Historia naturalis ranarum nostratium (1758)
August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof · 1758 · p.93
Georg Eberhard Rumphius — D'Amboinsche rariteitkamer (1705)
Georg Eberhard Rumphius · 1705 · p.271
Georg Eberhard Rumphius — D'Amboinsche rariteitkamer (1705)
Georg Eberhard Rumphius · 1705 · p.64
Georg Eberhard Rumphius — D'Amboinsche rariteitkamer (1705)
Georg Eberhard Rumphius · 1705 · p.223
Georg Eberhard Rumphius — D'Amboinsche rariteitkamer (1705)
Georg Eberhard Rumphius · 1705 · p.267
Georg Eberhard Rumphius — D'Amboinsche rariteitkamer (1705)
Georg Eberhard Rumphius · 1705 · p.209
August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof — Historia naturalis ranarum nostratium (1758)
August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof · 1758 · p.101
August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof — Historia naturalis ranarum nostratium (1758)
August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof · 1758 · p.109
Georg Wolfgang Knorr — Deliciae naturae selectae (1771)
Georg Wolfgang Knorr · 1771 · p.386
François Bouchard — Recueil de cent-trente-trois oiseaux des plus belles especes (1775)
François Bouchard · 1775 · p.14
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 531762.