Aphnaeus hutchinsonii

Aphnaeus hutchinsonii, the Hutchinson's silver spot or Hutchinson's high-flier, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, from Zimbabwe through eastern Africa to Somalia. In South Africa it is found from northern KwaZulu-Natal to Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

Aphnaeus hutchinsonii
Seitz Fauna AfricanaTaf 69 (line d)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Aphnaeus
Species:	A. hutchinsonii
Binomial name
Aphnaeus hutchinsonii Trimen, 1887[1]
Synonyms
Paraphnaeus hutchinsoni Aphnaeus zanzibarensis Grose-Smith, 1889 Aphnaeus drucei Neave, 1904

The wingspan is 29.5–33 mm (1.16–1.30 in) for males and 32–43 mm (1.3–1.7 in) for females. Adults are on wing from September to January with a peak from October to November. There is one generation per year.^[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia robusta, Burkea africana, Loranthus and Viscum species. The larvae are attended by ants.