Anthene princeps

Cupreous hairtail
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Anthene
Species:	A. princeps
Binomial name
Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876) [2]
Synonyms
Lycaenesthes princepsButler, 1876 Lycaenesthes neglectaTrimen, 1891 Lycaenesthes ugandaBethune-Baker, 1910 Lycaena smithiiMabille, 1877 Lycaena lochiasHewitson, 1878 Lycaenesthes mabilleiLathy, 1921

Anthene princeps, the cupreous hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa.

The wingspan is about 22–27 mm in males and 24–29 mm in females. ^[3]

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera . ^[3]

Subspecies

• Anthene princeps princeps (Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe, north-western Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, Free State Province and KwaZulu-Natal)
• Anthene princeps smithii(Mabille, 1877) (Madagascar)

References

1. Henning, G.A.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Anthene princeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T161281924A161281936. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161281924A161281936.en . Retrieved 18 November 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.