Anthene opalina

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Opal hairtail
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. opalina
Binomial name
Anthene opalina
Stempffer, 1946 [2]
Synonyms
  • Anthene (Anthene) opalina

Anthene opalina, the opal hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Ethiopia, Somalia, northern and eastern Kenya and Tanzania (Dar es Salaam). [3] The habitat consists of dry savanna.

References

  1. ↑ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Anthene opalina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T200147A9133620. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T200147A9133620.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Anthene, funet.fi
  3. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-07.


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