Anthene staudingeri

Anthene staudingeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species: A. staudingeri
Binomial name
Anthene staudingeri
(Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes staudingeri Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894
  • Anthene (Neurellipes) staudingeri
  • Neurellipes staudingeri obsoleta Stempffer, 1947

Anthene staudingeri, the Staudinger’s Ciliate Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

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