Aphnaeus

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Aphnaeus
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Aphnaeus chapini
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Aphnaeini
Genus: Aphnaeus
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Aphnaemorphade Nicéville, 1890
  • ParaphnaeusThierry-Mieg, 1904

Aphnaeus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropic ecozone.

Species


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