Anthene pitmani
Anthene pitmani, the Pitman's hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
| Anthene pitmani | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | |
| Phylum: | |
| Class: | |
| Order: | |
| Family: | |
| Genus: | |
| Species: | A. pitmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthene pitmani | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The larvae feed on the young shoots of Acacia abyssinica, Acacia lahai, Acacia stenocarpa and Dichrostachys species. They are associated with the ant species Crematogaster gerstaeckeri. The larvae are dark yellow green with diagonal yellow lateral stripes and a yellow edging around the collar.
Subspecies
- Anthene pitmani pitmani (central, western and northern Kenya, Ethiopia)
- Anthene pitmani somalina Stempffer, 1936 (Somalia)
gollark: You realise that any motherboard will allow you to remove wireless cards if it's turned off?
gollark: I don't think that said Pis support 802.11ac or 5GHz, though.
gollark: I mean, you could add four wireless adapters for moar internets.
gollark: Also the Zero W.
gollark: The Pi 3 has builtin wireless.
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthene pitmani. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to Anthene pitmani |
- Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.