Aphnaeus neavei

Short description: Species of butterfly

"Neave's highflier" redirects here. For the other moth with this common name, see Pitthea neavei.

Aphnaeus neavei

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

A. neavei

Binomial name
Aphnaeus neavei

Bethune-Baker, 1926

Aphnaeus neavei, Neave's silver spot or Neave's highflier, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1926 and it is found in north-eastern Kenya.[1][2] The habitat consists of dry savanna at altitudes below 200 meters.

## References

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1. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Aphnaeus neavei Bethune-Baker, 1926". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/aphnaeus/#neavei. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_aphnaeini_4.doc.

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