Aphnaeus marshalli
Species of butterfly
Marshall's highflier | |
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male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Aphnaeus |
Species: | A. marshalli |
Binomial name | |
Aphnaeus marshalli Neave, 1910[1] |
Aphnaeus marshalli, the Marshall's highflier, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania (from the south-western part of the country to Kigoma), the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the south-eastern part of the country to Katanga Province), Zambia and north-eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland.
Both sexes mud-puddle. Adults are on wing in September and October.
The larvae feed on Julbernardia globiflora and Brachystegia boehmii.
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External links
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 d
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