Aloeides thyra

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| name = Red copper

| image = Aloeides thyra, J Dobson, a.jpg

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| taxon = Aloeides thyra

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1764)[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/aloeides/index.html Aloeides] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

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|Papilio thyra|Linnaeus, 1764

|Papilio nycetus|Stoll, 1781

|Papilio euadrus|Fabricius, 1787

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Aloeides thyra, the red copper, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Western Cape, South Africa.

The wingspan is 22–26 mm for males and 24–28 mm females. Adults are on wing from July to April with peaks in October and February. There are several generations per year through the warmer months.{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 }}

The larvae feed on Aspalathus acuminata, A. laricifolia and A. cymbiformis. The larvae are attended to by Lepisiota capensis ants.