Aphnaeus brahami, the western silver spot, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Burkina Faso, Ghana (the Volta Region), Benin and Nigeria. The habitat consists of the Guinea/Sudan savanna transition zone.
The former species Aphnaeus coronae, found in Sudan, Uganda and Kenya, is now included in A. brahami.
Subspecies
- Aphnaeus brahami brahami
- Aphnaeus brahami ghanaensis <small>Libert, 2013</small>
- Aphnaeus brahami bakeri <small>Libert, 2013</small>
- Aphnaeus brahami coronae <small>Talbot, 1935</small> (the crowned highflier or crown silver spot) â southern Sudan, northern Uganda
- Aphnaeus brahami littoralis <small>Carcasson, 1964</small> â Kenya: coast to the area north of Mombasa
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