Anthene pitmani, the Pitman's hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.[3] The habitat consists of savanna.
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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. pitmani
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| Anthene pitmani | |
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The larvae feed on the young shoots of Acacia abyssinica, Acacia lahai, Acacia stenocarpa and Dichrostachys species. They are associated with the ant species Crematogaster gerstaeckeri.
Subspecies
edit- Anthene pitmani pitmani (central, western and northern Kenya, Ethiopia)
- Anthene pitmani somalina Stempffer, 1936 (Somalia)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Anthene pitmani.
- ^ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Anthene pitmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160177A5354074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160177A5354074.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-07.