Biology:Anthene princeps

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Cupreous hairtail
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. princeps
Binomial name
Anthene princeps
(Butler, 1876)[2]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena smithii Lycaenesthes princeps
  • Butler, 1876 Trimen, 1891
  • Mabille, 1877 Lycaena lochias
  • Lycaenesthes uganda Hewitson, 1878
  • Lycaenesthes neglecta Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Lathy, 1921 Lycaenesthes mabillei

Anthene princeps, the cupreous hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa.

The wingspan is about 22–27 mm in males and 24–29 mm in females.[3]

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.[3]

Subspecies

  • Anthene princeps princeps (Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe, north-western Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, Free State Province and KwaZulu-Natal)
  • Anthene princeps smithii (Mabille, 1877) (Madagascar)

References

  1. Henning, G.A.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Anthene princeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T161281924A161281936. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161281924A161281936.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/161281924/161281936. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. Anthene at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. 3.0 3.1 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4771724 entry