Aphnaeus brahami
Aphnaeus brahami, the western silver spot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ghana (the Volta Region), Benin and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of the Guinea/Sudan savanna transition zone.
Aphnaeus brahami | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Aphnaeus |
Species: | A. brahami |
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Aphnaeus brahami | |
The former species Aphnaeus coronae, found in Sudan, Uganda and Kenya,[2] is now included in A. brahami.[1]
Subspecies
- Aphnaeus brahami brahami
- Aphnaeus brahami ghanaensis Libert, 2013
- Aphnaeus brahami bakeri Libert, 2013
- Aphnaeus brahami coronae Talbot, 1935 (the crowned highflier or crown silver spot) — southern Sudan, northern Uganda
- Aphnaeus brahami littoralis Carcasson, 1964 — Kenya: coast to the area north of Mombasa
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References
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- Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
External links
- Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 c
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