Anthene definita
"Common ciliate blue" redirects here. For the other butterfly with this common name, see Anthene larydas.
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| Anthene definita definita | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. definita |
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| Anthene definita (Butler, 1899)[1] | |
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Anthene definita, the common ciliate blue or common hairtail, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Africa.
The wingspan is 21–27 mm for males and 24–29 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round in warmer areas, with a peak in summer.[2]
The larvae feed on Allophylus africanus, Pappea capensis, Mangifera indica, Myrica aethiopica, Myrica sericea, Acacia karroo, Acacia cyanophylla, Acacia saligna, Paraserianthus lophanta, Schotia, Bersama and Kalanchoe species. The larvae are associated with ants of the Iridomyrmyx genus.[3]
Subspecies
- Anthene definita definita (Guinea (Nimbas), Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri, North Kivu, Lualaba and Shaba, Uganda, central and western Kenya, to northern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province and Western Cape Province)
- Anthene definita nigrocaudata (Pagenstecher, 1902) (Ethiopia)
References
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- ↑ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini
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