Aphnaeus coronae

Aphnaeus coronae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aphnaeus
Species: A. coronae
Binomial name
Aphnaeus coronae
Talbot, 1935[1]
Synonyms
  • Aphnaeus coronae f. vansomereni Stempffer, 1954

Aphnaeus coronae, the crowned highflier, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sudan, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of savanna and open woodland.

The larvae possibly feed on Brachystegia.

Subspecies

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)


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