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Anthene lusones

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Anthene lusones
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A. lusones
Binomial name
Anthene lusones
(Hewitson, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes lusones Hewitson, 1874
  • Anthene (Neurellipes) lusones
  • Lycaenesthes maeander Plötz, 1880
  • Lycaena fulvimacula Mabille, 1890

Anthene lusones, the Large Red-spot Ciliate Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Anthene lusones lusones (Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Central African Republic, southern Sudan, Uganda, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Sankuru and Lualaba)
  • Anthene lusones fulvimacula (Mabille, 1890) (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana)

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