Anthene phoenicis
| Karsch's ciliate blue | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. phoenicis
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| Anthene phoenicis | |
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Anthene phoenicis, Karsch's ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Senegal, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adult males mud-puddle.
References[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthene phoenicis.
Wikispecies has information related to Anthene phoenicis.
- ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-11.