Trimenia malagrida malagrida (Wallengren, 1857)

Scarce mountain copper, Lion's head copper

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

Conservation Status

Missing

Last record: 1994 (Claassens, 2006)

Distribution

Table Mountains, Cape Province, South Africa

Biology & Ecology

Hypodigm

Media

References

Original scientific description:

Wallengren, H. D. J. (1857) Lepidoptera Rhopalocera in Terra Caffrorum a J. A. Wahlberg. Oversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps- Akadeniens Forhandlingar, Stockholm annis 1838 - 1845, New Series, Collecta 2, 1-55.

Other references:

Claassens, A. J. M. (2006). Fire and butterflies on Table Mountain. Veld&Flora [2006]: 92-96.

Henning, Graham. (2015). Lepidoptera conservation in South Africa - part 2. Babbel Blues 3: 18-23.

http://xerces.org/butterflysg/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/2015.03.31-Annual-report-COREL-programme-2014-2015.pdf

http://brentonbluetrust.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2013.03.31-Annual-report-COREL-programme.pdf

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/15994/trimenia-malagrida-scarce-mountain-copper

https://www.metamorphosis.org.za/articlesPDF/1237/355%20Genus%20Trimenia%20Tite%20&%20Dickson.pdf#page=8

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