Anthene lachares

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Anthene lachares, the silky ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests and dense secondary forests.

Silky ciliate blue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. lachares
Binomial name
Anthene lachares
(Hewitson, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes lachares Hewitson, 1878
  • Anthene (Anthene) lachares
  • Lycaenesthes pulcher Grose-Smith and Kirby, 1893
  • Lycaenesthes liparis Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Lycaenesthes lachares var. obsolescens Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Pseudoliptena bitje Stempffer, 1946

Adult males mud-puddle.

Subspecies

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  • Anthene lachares lachares (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria: south and Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Anthene lachares toroensis Stempffer, 1947 (Central African Republic: Bangui, Democratic Republic of the Congo: east to Ituri, western Uganda)

References

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  1. ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-06.