title: Aphnaeus brahami
text: # Aphnaeus brahami
  
  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 Libert, 2013
  * Aphnaeus brahami bakeri Libert, 2013
  * Aphnaeus brahami coronae Talbot, 1935 (the crowned highflier or crown silver spot) — southern Sudan, northern Uganda
  * Aphnaeus brahami littoralis Carcasson, 1964 — Kenya: coast to the area north of Mombasa
  