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Tylopaedia is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic containing only the species Tylopaedia sardonyx, the king copper, which is found in South Africa and Namibia.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Tylopaedia is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to South Africa, Animalia and Namibia.

It sits within the topics Aphnaeinae, Commons link is locally defined and Lycaenidae genera.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyLycaenidae

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Parent taxon
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Tylopaedia sardonyx, J Dobson, a.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Description
  • Habitat and behavior
  • Subspecies
  • References

Tylopaedia is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae. It is monotypic containing only the species Tylopaedia sardonyx, the king copper, which is found in South Africa and Namibia.

== Description == The wingspan is 32–40 mm for males and 35–50 mm females. Adults are on wing from August to December and from January to April in two generations per year.

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