Anthene juba

Anthene juba, the anomalous ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Anthene juba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Anthene
Species:
A. juba
Binomial name
Anthene juba
(Fabricius, 1787)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio juba Fabricius, 1787
  • Anthene (Anthene) juba
  • Lycaenesthes dewitzi Staudinger, 1891

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 2012-09-06.


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