Aphnaeus coronae
Topic: Biology
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| Aphnaeus coronae Talbot, 1935[1]
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Aphnaeus coronae, the crowned highflier, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sudan, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of savanna and open woodland.
The larvae possibly feed on Brachystegia.
Subspecies
- Aphnaeus coronae coronae (southern Sudan, northern Uganda)
- Aphnaeus coronae littoralis Carcasson, 1964 (Kenya: coast to the area north of Mombasa)
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- ↑ Aphnaeus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)
Wikidata ☰ Q4779616 entry
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