Anthene afra

Species of butterfly

Black-edged ciliate blue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. afra
Binomial name
Anthene afra
(Bethune-Baker, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes afra Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Anthene (Anthene) afra
  • Lycaenesthes lysias Hulstaert, 1924

Anthene afra, the black-edged ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, North Kivu and Lualaba), Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males mud-puddle.

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Anthene afra.
  1. ^ Anthene afra, funet.fi
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-04.
Taxon identifiers
Anthene afra
Lycaenesthes afra


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