Aphnaeus neavei, Neave's silver spot or Neave's highflier, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by George Thomas Bethune-Baker in 1926 and it is found in north-eastern Kenya.[1][2] The habitat consists of dry savanna at altitudes below 200 meters.
Aphnaeus neavei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Aphnaeus |
Species: | A. neavei
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Binomial name | |
Aphnaeus neavei Bethune-Baker, 1926
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References
editWikispecies has information related to Aphnaeus neavei.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Aphnaeus neavei Bethune-Baker, 1926". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 4)". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-07-05.