Taxonomy of Genus Aphnaeus Hübner, 1819
Silver Spots, Silverlines
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 1005
38169 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Theclinae
Swainson, 1831
Hairstreaks, Strong Blues | 348
13640 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Aphnaeini
Distant, 1884
| 21
1235 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Aphnaeus
Hübner, 1819
Silver Spots, Silverlines | 236 | Species |
Subnodes of Aphnaeus Hübner, 1819 | Species | Aphnaeus abnormis Moore, 1883 ⇒ Cigaritis abnormis
Abnormal Silverline | | | | Species | Aphnaeus abriana Collins & Libert, 2013
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus adamsi Stempffer, 1954 ⇒ Aphnaeus liberti
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus aestivus Swinhoe, 1886
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus affinis Riley, 1921
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus apelles Oberthür, 1878 ⇒ Cigaritis apelles
Rusty Bar | | | | Species | Aphnaeus argentea Riley, 1932
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus argenteola Holland, 1890 ⇒ Aphnaeus brahami
Brick Silver Spot | | | | Species | Aphnaeus argyrocyclus Holland, 1890
Rare Silver Spot, Rare Silver-spot | | | | Species | Aphnaeus asterius Plötz, 1880
Brick Silver Spot | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus avriko Karsch, 1893 ⇒ Cigaritis avriko
Fine Silverline | | | | Species | Aphnaeus azurea Butler, 1899
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus barnesi Stempffer, 1954
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus batina Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus bilgis Larsen, 0
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus boormani Libert, 2013
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus bracteatus Butler, 1883 ⇒ Spindasis vulcanus
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus brahami Lathy, 1903
Western Silver Spot | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus bruneeli Berger, 1951 ⇒ Aphnaeus gilloni
Eriksson´s Highflier | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus caffer Trimen, 1868 ⇒ Cigaritis mozambica
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus cameruna Libert, 2013
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus carcassoni Larsen, 1983 ⇒ Aphnaeus neavei
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus ceylonica Felder, 1868
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus chaka Wallengren, 1876 ⇒ Cigaritis ella
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus chalybeatus Sharpe, 1890 ⇒ Aphnaeus brahami
Brick Silver Spot | | | | Species | Aphnaeus chapini Holland, 1920
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus charboneli Bouyer & Libert, 1996
Charbonel´s Silver Spot | | | | Species | Aphnaeus concanus Moore, 1884
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus coronae Talbot, 1935
Crown Silver-spot, Crowned Highflier | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus crustaria Holland, 1890
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus curlei Libert & Collins, 2013
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus drucei Neave, 1904 ⇒ Aphnaeus marci
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus ducalis Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus ducarmei Bouyer, 2021
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus ebogo Libert, 2013
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus elima Moore, 1877
Scarce Shot Silverline | | | | Species | Aphnaeus ella Hewitson, 1865
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus erikssoni Trimen, 1891
Eriksson´s Highflier | 7 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus erna Staudinger, 1888 ⇒ Cigaritis phanes
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus esmeralda Butler, 1885
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus evansii Tytler, 1915
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus flavescens Stempffer, 1954
Creamy Highflier, Creamy Silver Spot | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus fontainei Berger, 1953
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus formosana
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus formosanus Moore, 1877 ⇒ Aphnaeus lazularia
Long-banded Silverline | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus frigidus Druce, 1873
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus fusca Moore, 1881
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus gabriel Swinhoe, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus gilloni Stempffer, 1966
Red Silver Spot | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus guttatus Plötz, 1880 ⇒ Aphnaeus questiauxi
Common Highflier, Common Silver Spot | | | | Species | Aphnaeus heliodorus Schultze, 1916
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus herbuloti Stempffer, 1971
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus hiendlmayrii
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus hiendlnayrii de Nicéville, 1895
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus himalayanus Moore, 1884 ⇒ Aphnaeus lazularia
Long-banded Silverline | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus hirayamae Matsumura, 1929
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus hollandi Butler, 1902 ⇒ Aphnaeus questiauxi
Common Highflier, Common Silver Spot | | | | Species | Aphnaeus homeyeri Dewitz, 1886
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus hutchinsoni
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen, 1887
Hutchinson's Highflier, Hutchinson´s Silver Spot | | | | Species | Aphnaeus ictina
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus ictis Hewitson, 1865
Common Shot Silverline | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus ilogo Holland, 1890 ⇒ Aphnaeus brahami
Brick Silver Spot | | | | Species | Aphnaeus iza Hewitson, 1865 ⇒ Cigaritis iza
Black Silverline | | | | Species | Aphnaeus jacksoni Stempffer, 1954
Jackson´s Highflier, Jackson´s Silver Spot | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus javanus Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus jefferyi Hawker-Smith, 1928
Jeffery´s Highflier, Jeffery´s Silver Spot | | | | Species | Aphnaeus khurdanus Moore, 1884
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus kiellandi Stempffer, 1972
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus kuyanianus Matsumura, 1929
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus latipicta Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus lazularia Moore, 1881
Long-banded Silverline | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus leechi Strand, 1922
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus liberti Bouyer, 1996
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus lilacinus Moore, 1884
Lilac Silverline | | | | Species | Aphnaeus littoralis Carcasson, 1964
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus lohita Bryk, 1946
| 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus lunulifera Moore, 1879
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus lutosus Plötz, 1880 ⇒ Cigaritis iza
Black Silverline | | | | Species | Aphnaeus marci Collins & Larsen, 2008
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus marginalis Riley, 1921
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus marmorea Butler, 1866
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus marshalli Neave, 1910
Marshall´s Highflier | | | | Species | Aphnaeus mashunae Stempffer, 1954
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus maximus Elwes, 1892
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus minima Jackson, 1966
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus mirabilis Sáfián & Collins, 2013
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus mishmisensis South, 1913
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus modestus Trimen, 1891 ⇒ Cigaritis modestus
Modest Bar | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus mozambica Bertolini, 1851
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus namaquus Trimen, 1874 ⇒ Cigaritis namaquus
Namaqua Bar | | | | Species | Aphnaeus natalensis Westwood, 1851 ⇒ Cigaritis natalensis
Natal Bar, Natal Barred Blue | | | | Species | Aphnaeus neavei Bethune-Baker, 1926
Neave´s Highflier, Neave´s Silver Spot | | | | Species | Aphnaeus nilus Hewitson, 1865 ⇒ Cigaritis nilus
Saharan Silverline | | | | Species | Aphnaeus nimbaensis Sáfián & Libert, 2013
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus nipalicus Moore, 1884
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus nubilus Moore, 1887
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus nyanzae Stempffer, 1954
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus nyassae Butler, 1884 ⇒ Cigaritis nyassae
Nyassa Silverline | | | | Species | Aphnaeus occidentalis Clench, 1963
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus ogadenensis Jackson, 1966
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus orcas Drury, 1782
Common Highflier, Common Silver Spot | 5 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus oreas Drury, 0
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus orissanus Moore, 1884
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus overlaeti Stempffer, 1956
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus panasa Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus paroeica Strand, 1922
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus paupera Stempffer, 1954
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus peguanus Moore, 1884
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus phanes Trimen, 1873 ⇒ Cigaritis phanes
Silvery Bar | | | | Species | Aphnaeus pindarus Fabricius, 1793
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus pinheyi Heath, 1983
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus pongulina Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus propinquus Holland, 1893 ⇒ Aphnaeus argyrocyclus
Rare Silver Spot | | | | Species | Aphnaeus pseudo-zeritis
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus pseudozeritis Trimen, 1873
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus questiauxi Aurivillius, 1903
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus rakma de Nicéville, 1889
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus rattrayi Sharpe, 1904 ⇒ Aphnaeus questiauxi
Common Highflier, Common Silver Spot | | | | Species | Aphnaeus rectilineata Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus rex Aurivillius, 1909
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus rokana Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus rubicunda
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus rubicundus Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus ruficaudis Strand, 1929 ⇒ Lipaphnaeus aderna
Blue Silver Speckle, Bramble False Hairstreak | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus rukma de Nicéville, 1888
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus rukmini de Nicéville, 1889
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus safiani Libert, 2013
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus sani de Nicéville, 1889
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus schistacea Moore, 1881
Plumbeous Silverline | | | | Species | Aphnaeus schistasea Moore, 1880
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus seliga Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus senama Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus sepuloeda Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus seydeli Berger, 1953
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus sozanensis Kato, 1935
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus spindasoides Aurivillius, 1915 ⇒ Lipaphnaeus aderna
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus subaureus Grose-Smith, 1898
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus suk Libert, 2013
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus syama Horsfield, 1829
| 9 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus takanonis Matsumura, 1906
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus tamaniba Walker, 1870 ⇒ Chloroselas tamaniba
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus taposana Riley, 1932
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus terana Fruhstorfer, 1912
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus tigrinus Moore, 1884
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus trifurcata Moore, 1882
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus tytleri Riley, 1932
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus ugandae Stempffer, 1961
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus umbrosa Talbot, 1935
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus uniformis Moore, 1882
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus vansomereni Jackson, 1966
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus victoriae Butler, 1884 ⇒ Cupidesthes eliasi
Victoria Silverline, Victoria´s Bar | | | | Species | Aphnaeus vixinga Hewitson, 1875
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus vulcanus Fabricius, 1787
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus williamsi Carcasson, 1964
Williams´ Highflier | | | | Species | Aphnaeus zaffra de Nicéville, 1890
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus zanzibarensis Grose-Smith, 1889 ⇒ Aphnaeus marci
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus zebrina Bryk, 1946
| | | | Species | Aphnaeus zebrinus Moore, 1884 ⇒ Aphnaeus lazularia
Long-banded Silverline | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Aphnaeus zoilus Moore, 1877
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Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Aphnaeus | English | Silver Spots, Silverlines |
Distribution of Aphnaeus Hübner, 1819 Angola
| Australia
| Benin
| Bhutan
| Botswana
| Brazil
| Burkina Faso
| Cameroon
28 Species | Central African Republic
| Chad
| China
| Costa Rica
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
27 Species | Ethiopia
| Gabon
| Gambia
| Ghana
| Guinea
| Guinea-Bissau
| India
| Indonesia
5 Species | Iran
| Ivory Coast
| Kenya
| Liberia
| Malawi
| Malaysia
| Mali
| Mozambique
| Namibia
| Niger
| Nigeria
| Pakistan
| Philippines
| Republic of the Congo
| Republic South Africa
| Senegal
| Sierra Leone
| Somalia
| Somaliland
| South Korea
| South Sudan
| Sudan
| Taiwan
| Tanzania
| Thailand
| Togo
| Uganda
| United Kingdom
| Vietnam
| Zambia
| Zimbabwe
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