''Aphnaeus orcas'', the common highflier or common silver spot, is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in
Senegal,
the Gambia,
Guinea-Bissau,
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
,
Sierra Leone,
Liberia
Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...
,
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
,
Ghana,
Nigeria (south and the
Cross River loop),
Cameroon,
Gabon, the
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
,
Angola, the
Central African Republic, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Sankuru and Lualaba),
Uganda, western and south-western
Kenya,
Tanzania and
Zambia.
The habitat consists of forests.
Both sexes feed from flowers and males
mud-puddle.
The larvae feed on ''
Alchornea cordifolia
''Alchornea cordifolia'' is a shrub or small tree distributed throughout tropical Africa, it can grow up to 8 metres tall. The plant is used in traditional African medicine. Common name is the Christmas bush.
Chemical constituents
The leaves, ...
'', ''
Albizia'', ''
Allophylus'', ''
Blighia
''Blighia'' is a genus of four species of flowering plants in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, native to tropical Africa from Guinea east to Kenya. The fruit is partly edible, with the Ackee (''B. sapida'') being grown commercially for fruit p ...
'', ''
Loranthus'', ''
Macaranga'', ''
Olea'', ''
Paullinia
''Paullinia'' is a genus of flowering shrubs, small trees and lianas in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, native to tropical South America, Central America and the Caribbean.
The genus is named after the German medical botanist Christian ...
'', ''
Rhus
Sumac ( or ), also spelled sumach, is any of about 35 species of flowering plants in the genus ''Rhus'' and related genera in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae). Sumacs grow in subtropical and temperate regions throughout the world, including Eas ...
'', ''
Scolopia
''Scolopia'' is an Old World genus of plants in the family Salicaceae.
Species include:
* ''Scolopia braunii'' ( Klotzsch) & Sleumer - an Australian rainforest tree
*''Scolopia buxifolia'' Gagnep.
*''Scolopia chinensis'' (Lour.) Clos
*''Scolop ...
'', ''
Scutia'' and ''
Uncaria'' species. They are attended by ants of the family
Formicidae.
References
External links
''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69''c''
Butterflies described in 1782
Aphnaeus
Taxa named by Dru Drury
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