Biology:Anthene rufoplagata

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Short description: Species of butterfly

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

Anthene rufoplagata, the orange-patch ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa) and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Adult males mud-puddle.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4771731 entry