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Aphnaeus coronae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Aphnaeus

Aphnaeus coronae, the crowned highflier, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sudan, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of savanna and open woodland.

The larvae possibly feed on Brachystegia.

Subspecies

  • Aphnaeus coronae coronae (southern Sudan, northern Uganda)
  • Aphnaeus coronae littoralis Carcasson, 1964 (Kenya: coast to the area north of Mombasa)

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    Aphnaeus coronae Wikipedia
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