Biology:Aphnaeus marshalli

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Marshall's highflier
NeavePZSL1910Plate2, Aphnaeus marshalli, ♂.jpg
male
Scientific classification edit
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.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4779631 entry