Anthene otacilia

Otacilia hairtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Anthene
Species:	A. otacilia
Binomial name
	Anthene otacilia; (Trimen, 1868)[1]
Synonyms
	Lycaena otacilia Trimen, 1868; Lycaenesthes otacilia; Azanus tongidensis Bethune-Baker, 1926; Anthene otacilia benadirensis Stempffer, 1947;

Anthene otacilia, the Otacilia hairtail or Trimen's ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, found in Africa.[1]

Near Qudeni, KwaZulu-Natal

The wingspan is about 22–23 mm in males and 23–24 mm in females.[2]

The flight period is from September to May peaking in November and March.[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia species.[2]

Subspecies

Anthene otacilia otacilia (Democratic Republic of the Congo: North Kivu, Tanzania, Malawi, eastern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, northern Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province and Western Cape Province)
Anthene otacilia dulcis (Pagenstecher, 1902) (Ethiopia, Somalia, coast of Kenya)

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Anthene at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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