Anthene rufoplagata
| Anthene rufoplagata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. rufoplagata |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthene rufoplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1910)[1] | |
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Anthene rufoplagata, the Orange-patch Ciliate Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa) and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
Adult males mud-puddle.
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