Anthene millari

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Millar's hairtail
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. millari
Binomial name
Anthene millari
(Trimen, 1893) [2]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes millariTrimen, 1893

Anthene millari, or Millar's hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa and Malawi. In South Africa, it is found in the Eastern Cape, the KwaZulu-Natal midlands, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 22–28 mm for females. Adults are on wing from October to January, with a peak in November. There is a single extended generation per year. [3]

The larvae probably feed on Kalanchoe and Cotyledon species.

References

  1. ↑ Larsen, T.B. (2020) [amended version of 2011 assessment]. "Anthene fulvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T159861A176034434. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T159861A176034434.en . Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Anthene at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. ↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.


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