Biology:Anthene afra

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Anthene afra
Anthene afra.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. afra
Binomial name
Anthene afra
(Bethune-Baker, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes afra Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Anthene (Anthene) afra
  • Lycaenesthes lysias Hulstaert, 1924

Anthene afra, the black-edged ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, North Kivu and Lualaba), Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adult males mud-puddle.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4771618 entry