Anthene liodes
Species of butterfly
Liodes hairtail | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Anthene |
Species: | A. liodes |
Binomial name | |
Anthene liodes (Hewitson, 1874)[1] | |
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Anthene liodes, the liodes hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Sierra Leone to Kenya, then to Malawi, Zimbabwe and Angola. It is rarely found in South Africa found from KwaZulu-Natal to Eswatini, Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province. Its habitat is usually woodlands, forest-edge habitats and dense savannah.[2]
The wingspan is 21–25 mm for males and 21–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with a peak in summer.[3]
The larvae feed on Mangifera (including M. indica), Combretum, Myrica and Allophylus species
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