Aphnaeus chapini

Short description: Species of butterfly

Aphnaeus chapini

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Lycaenidae
Genus:  | Aphnaeus
Species:  |

A. chapini

Binomial name
Aphnaeus chapini

(Holland, 1920)[1]

Synonyms

* Spindasis chapini Holland, 1920
* Stempffer, 1961 Aphnaeus asterius ugandae

Aphnaeus chapini is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2]

## Subspecies

* Aphnaeus chapini chapini (Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele)
* Aphnaeus chapini occidentalis Clench, 1963 (Cameroon, Congo)
* Aphnaeus chapini ugandae Stempffer, 1961 (Uganda)

## References

1. ↑ Aphnaeus, Site of Markku Savela
2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_aphnaeini_4.doc.

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