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Anthene princeps

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Cupreous Hairtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Anthene
Species:
A. princeps
Binomial name
Anthene princeps
(Butler, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes princeps Butler, 1876
  • Lycaenesthes neglecta Trimen, 1891
  • Lycaenesthes uganda Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Lycaena smithii Mabille, 1877
  • Lycaena lochias Hewitson, 1878
  • Lycaenesthes mabillei Lathy, 1921

The Cupreous Hairtail (Anthene princeps) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa.

The wingspan is about 22–27 mm in males and 24–29 mm in females.[2]

The larvae feed on Albiza gummifera.[2]

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, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, Free State Province and KwaZulu-Natal)
  • Anthene princeps smithii (Mabille, 1877) (Madagascar)

References

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  1. ^ Anthene, funet.fi
  2. ^ a b Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.


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