Aphnaeus

Aphnaeus
Aphnaeus namaquus figures 5 and 6
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aphnaeus
Hübner, [1819]
Synonyms
  • Aphnaemorpha de Nicéville, 1890
  • Paraphnaeus Thierry-Mieg, 1904

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

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