Anthene lamias
| Blotched ciliate blue | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. lamias
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| Anthene lamias | |
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Anthene lamias, commonly known as the blotched ciliate blue, is a butterfly belonging to the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests, the forest/Guinea savanna transition zone and secondary forests.
The larvae feed on Lecanium farquharsoni. They are green, with a darker and very indistinct dorsal line.
Subspecies[edit]
- Anthene lamias lamias (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Anthene lamias katerae (d'Abrera, 1980) (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthene lamias.
Wikispecies has information related to Anthene lamias.
- ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-11.