Aphnaeus asterius
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Aphnaeus asterius | |
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| Seitz Fauna AfricanaTaf 69 (line d) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aphnaeus |
| Species: | A. asterius
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880[1]
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Aphnaeus asterius, the brick silver spot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Équateur and Sankuru).[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
References
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- ↑ Aphnaeus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_aphnaeini_4.doc.
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 d also (synonym) as argenteola Holland, 1890
Wikidata ☰ Q4779610 entry
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