Anthene butleri

Pale Hairtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species: A. butleri
Binomial name
Anthene butleri
(Oberthür, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena (Lampides) butleri Oberthür, 1880
  • Lycaenesthes livida Trimen, 1881
  • Anthene livida galla Stempffer, 1947
  • Anthene livida stempfferi Storace, 1954

The Pale Hairtail or Butler's Ciliate Blue (Anthene butleri) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from South Africa to Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. In South Africa it is found in coastal lowland forest in KwaZulu-Natal, from the coast to Kosi Bay, inland across the Makathini Flats.

The wingspan is 23–28 mm for males and 25–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak in the warmer months.[2]

The larvae feed on Kalanchoe crenata, Kalanchoe lugardii and Cotyledon species, including Cotyledon orbiculata .

Subspecies

References

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  1. Anthene, Site of Markku Savela
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.