''Aphnaeus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...
. The
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of this genus are found in the
Afrotropical realm
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
.
Species
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Aphnaeus abriana''
Collins & Libert, 2013
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Aphnaeus adamsi
''Aphnaeus adamsi'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and the south-central part of the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), co ...
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Stempffer, 1954
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Aphnaeus affinis''
Riley, 1921
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Aphnaeus argyrocyclus''
Holland, 1890
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Aphnaeus asterius
''Aphnaeus asterius'', the brick silver spot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic R ...
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Plötz, 1880
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Aphnaeus boormani''
Libert, 2013
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Aphnaeus brahami''
Lathy, 1903
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Aphnaeus cameruna''
Libert, 2013
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Aphnaeus chapini''
(Holland, 1920)
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Aphnaeus charboneli''
Bouyer & Libert, 1996
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Aphnaeus curlei''
Libert & Collins, 2013
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Aphnaeus ebogo''
Libert, 2013
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Aphnaeus erikssoni''
Trimen, 1891
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Aphnaeus flavescens''
Stempffer, 1954
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Aphnaeus gilloni''
Stempffer, 1966
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Aphnaeus herbuloti
''Aphnaeus herbuloti'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), ...
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Stempffer, 1971
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Aphnaeus hutchinsonii''
Trimen, 1887
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Aphnaeus jacksoni''
Stempffer, 1954
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Aphnaeus jefferyi''
Hawker-Smith, 1928
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Aphnaeus kiellandi''
Stempffer, 1972
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Aphnaeus liberti''
Bouyer, 1996
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Aphnaeus marci''
Collins & Larsen, 2008
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Aphnaeus marshalli''
Neave, 1910
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Aphnaeus mashunae''
Stempffer, 1954
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Aphnaeus mirabilis''
Sáfián, Libert & Collins, 2013
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Aphnaeus neavei''
Bethune-Baker, 1926
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Aphnaeus nimbaensis''
Sáfián, Libert & Collins, 2013
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Aphnaeus nyanzae''
Stempffer, 1954
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Aphnaeus orcas''
(Drury, 1782)
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Aphnaeus questiauxi''
Aurivillius, 1903
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Aphnaeus rex''
Aurivillius, 1909
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Aphnaeus safiani''
Libert, 2013
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Aphnaeus suk''
Libert, 2013
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Aphnaeus williamsi''
Carcasson, 1964
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Aphnaeus zanzibarensis''
Grose-Smith, 1889
External links
"''Aphnaeus'' Hübner, [1819]"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Royal Museum of Central AfricaImages
Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69
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