Biology:Anthene indefinita

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Anthene indefinita
Anthene indefinita.jpg
Female
Anthene indefinita m.jpg
Male
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. indefinita
Binomial name
Anthene indefinita
(Bethune-Baker, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Anthene (Anthene) indefinita
  • Lycaenesthes bigamica Strand, 1911
  • Anthene indefinita f. oculata Stempffer, 1946

Anthene indefinita is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele and Shaba), Uganda, Ethiopia, central and western Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi.[2] The habitat consists of moist savanna and forests.

The larvae feed on Erythrococca rigidifolia.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4771653 entry