Aphnaeus marshalli
| Aphnaeus marshalli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Aphnaeus |
| Species: | A. marshalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Aphnaeus marshalli Neave, 1910[1] | |
Aphnaeus marshalli, Marshall’s Highflier, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Tanzania (from the south-western part of the country to Kigoma), the Democratic Republic of Congo (from the south-eastern part of the country to Shaba), Zambia and north-eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Both sexes mud puddle. Adults are on wing in September and October.
The larvae feed on Julbernardia globiflora and Brachystegia boehmii.
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- ↑ Aphnaeus, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)
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