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Anthene scintillula

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"Golden ciliate blue" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Anthene sheppardi.

Anthene scintillula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Anthene
Species:
A. scintillula
Binomial name
Anthene scintillula
(Holland, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes scintillula Holland, 1891
  • Anthene (Anthene) scintillula
  • Lycaenesthes aurea Bethune-Baker, 1910

Anthene scintillula, the golden ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Anthene scintillula scintillula (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, western Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Sankuru and Maniema)
  • Anthene scintillula aurea (Bethune-Baker, 1910) (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, western Nigeria)

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Anthene scintillula.
  1. ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini


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