Anthene sheppardi
| Anthene sheppardi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. sheppardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940[1] | |
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Anthene sheppardi, the golden ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults are found in the forest canopy. Both sexes have been recorded feeding from the white flowers of a shrub and are known to mud-puddle. They are on wing throughout summer.
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- ↑ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini
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