Aphnaeus asterius

Aphnaeus asterius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aphnaeus
Species: A. asterius
Binomial name
Aphnaeus asterius
Plötz, 1880[1]
Synonyms
  • Aphnaeus chalybeatus Sharpe, 1890
  • Aphnaeus ilogo Holland, 1890
  • Aphnaeus argenteola Holland, 1890

Aphnaeus asterius, the Brick Silver Spot, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Equateur and Sankuru).[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

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