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Aphnaeus argentea (Silver Gem)

Synonyms: Chloroselas argentea

Wikipedia Abstract

Chloroselas argentea, the Silver Gem, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Zimbabwe (the Mutare and Harare districts). The habitat consists of Brachystegia woodland. Adults are on wing from October to April. The larvae feed on Brachystegia spiciformis and possibly Acacia species.
View Wikipedia Record: Aphnaeus argentea

Prey / Diet

Brachystegia spiciformis[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0