Aphnaeus asterius, the brick silver spot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Équateur and Sankuru).[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Aphnaeus asterius
Seitz Fauna AfricanaTaf 69 (line d)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aphnaeus
Species:
A. asterius
Binomial name
Aphnaeus asterius
Plötz, 1880[1]
Synonyms
  • Aphnaeus chalybeatus Sharpe, 1890
  • Aphnaeus ilogo Holland, 1890
  • Aphnaeus argenteola Holland, 1890

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)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
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