Anthene lysicles
| Anthene lysicles | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. lysicles |
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| Anthene lysicles (Hewitson, 1874)[1] | |
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Anthene lysicles, the Violet-spotted Ciliate Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of Congo (Shaba).[2] The habitat consists of forests.
The larvae feed on Albizia species.
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