Aphnaeus argyrocyclus

Short description: Species of butterfly

Aphnaeus argyrocyclus

Seitz Fauna Africana Taf 69 (line c)
Scientific classification
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.

## References

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1. ↑ Aphnaeus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. ↑ "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 c as Aphnaeus propinquus Holland, 1893 (synonym)

Wikidata ☰ Q4779612 entry

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