Aphnaeus argyrocyclus
| Aphnaeus argyrocyclus | |
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| 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 | |
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Aphnaeus argyrocyclus, the rare silver spot, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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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- ↑ Aphnaeus at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)
External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 c as Aphnaeus propinquus Holland, 1893 (synonym)
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