Aphnaeus jefferyi
Topic: Biology
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Aphnaeus jefferyi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aphnaeus |
| Species: | A. jefferyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphnaeus jefferyi Hawker-Smith, 1928[1]
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Aphnaeus jefferyi, the Jeffery's highflier or Jeffrey's silver spot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Cameroon, western Kenya, Uganda (around Mount Elgon) and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of woodland.
References
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q13384622 entry
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