Aphnaeus brahami, the western silver spot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ghana (the Volta Region), Benin and Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of the Guinea/Sudan savanna transition zone.
| Western silver spot | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aphnaeus |
| Species: | A. brahami
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| Binomial name | |
| Aphnaeus brahami | |
The former species Aphnaeus coronae, found in Sudan, Uganda and Kenya,[2] is now included in A. brahami.[1]
Subspecies
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- Aphnaeus brahami ghanaensis Libert, 2013
- Aphnaeus brahami bakeri Libert, 2013
- Aphnaeus brahami coronae Talbot, 1935 (the crowned highflier or crown silver spot) — southern Sudan, northern Uganda
- Aphnaeus brahami littoralis Carcasson, 1964 — Kenya: coast to the area north of Mombasa
References
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- ^ a b Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ a b "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
External links
edit- Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903 at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 c