Anthene princeps

Anthene princeps, the cupreous hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa.

Cupreous hairtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Anthene
Species:
A. princeps
Binomial name
Anthene princeps
(Butler, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes princeps Butler, 1876
  • Lycaenesthes neglecta Trimen, 1891
  • Lycaenesthes uganda Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Lycaena smithii Mabille, 1877
  • Lycaena lochias Hewitson, 1878
  • Lycaenesthes mabillei Lathy, 1921

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
  1. Anthene at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 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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