Anthene afra

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Black-edged ciliate blue
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. afra
Binomial name
Anthene afra
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes afraBethune-Baker, 1910
  • Anthene (Anthene) afra
  • Lycaenesthes lysiasHulstaert, 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.

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References

  1. Anthene afra, funet.fi
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-04.