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Anthene fasciatus

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Species of butterfly

Tiny ciliate blue
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species: A. fasciatus
Binomial name
Anthene fasciatus
(Aurivillius, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes (Triclema) fasciatus Aurivillius, 1895
  • Anthene (Triclema) fasciatus
  • Lycaenesthes subnitens Bethune-Baker, 1903

Anthene fasciatus, the tiny ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
Taxon identifiers
Triclema fasciatus


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