Anthene lamias
| Anthene lamias | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. lamias |
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| Anthene lamias (Hewitson, 1878)[1] | |
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Anthene lamias, the Blotched Ciliate Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests, the forest/Guinea savanna transition zone and secondary forests.
The larvae feed on Lecanium farquharsoni. They are green, with a darker and very indistinct dorsal line.
Subspecies
- Anthene lamias lamias (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, western Democratic Republic of Congo)
- Anthene lamias katerae (d'Abrera, 1980) (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
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