Aphnaeus chapini

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Aphnaeus chapini
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Aphnaeus
Species:
A. chapini
Binomial name
Aphnaeus chapini
(Holland, 1920) [1]
Synonyms
  • Spindasis chapiniHolland, 1920
  • Aphnaeus asterius ugandaeStempffer, 1961

Aphnaeus chapini is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. [2]

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Aphnaeus, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-05.


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