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Aphnaeus chapini

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Aphnaeus chapini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aphnaeus
Species:
A. chapini
Binomial name
Aphnaeus chapini
(Holland, 1920)[1]
Synonyms
  • Spindasis chapini Holland, 1920
  • Aphnaeus asterius ugandae Stempffer, 1961

Aphnaeus chapini is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2]

Subspecies

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  • Aphnaeus chapini chapini (Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele)
  • Aphnaeus chapini occidentalis Clench, 1963 (Cameroon, Congo)
  • Aphnaeus chapini ugandae Stempffer, 1961 (Uganda)

References

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  1. ^ Aphnaeus, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-05.