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    Aphnaeus argyrocyclus

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    Rare silver spot
    Seitz Fauna Africana Taf 69 (line c)
    Scientific classification Edit this classification
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Family: Lycaenidae
    Genus: Aphnaeus
    Species:
    A. argyrocyclus
    Binomial name
    Aphnaeus argyrocyclus
    Holland, 1890[1]
    Synonyms
    • Aphnaeus propinquus Holland, 1893

    Aphnaeus argyrocyclus, the rare silver spot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (the eastern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Équateur, Tshopo, and Maniema), Uganda, and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

    The larvae feed on Alchornea cordifolia.

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    1. ^ Aphnaeus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
    2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
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