Anthene princeps
Anthene princeps, the cupreous hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa.
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The wingspan is about 22–27 mm in males and 24–29 mm in females.[2]
The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.[2]
Subspecies
- Anthene princeps princeps (Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe, north-western Botswana, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, Free State Province and KwaZulu-Natal)
- Anthene princeps smithii (Mabille, 1877) (Madagascar)
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References
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Wikispecies has information related to Anthene princeps |
- 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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