Anthene lamias

Anthene lamias, the blotched ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests, the forest/Guinea savanna transition zone and secondary forests.

Anthene lamias
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Binomial name
Anthene lamias
(Hewitson, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes lamias Hewitson, 1878
  • Anthene (Triclema) lamias
  • Triclema lamias katerae d'Abrera, 1980

The larvae feed on Lecanium farquharsoni. They are green, with a darker and very indistinct dorsal line.

Subspecies

  • Anthene lamias lamias (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Anthene lamias katerae (d'Abrera, 1980) (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania)
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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.


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