Anthene starki

Anthene starki, the western black-spot ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, north-central Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and the northern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of Guinea savanna and dry forest mosaic.

Anthene starki
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A. starki
Binomial name
Anthene starki
Larsen, 2005[1]
Synonyms
  • Anthene (Anthene) starki

Adult males mud-puddle. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.

Etymology

The species is named for Malcolm Stark.

gollark: It's just 3 iron and some processing.
gollark: They all have such irritatingly similar names.
gollark: The TE ones. Not the machine *cases* or RFTools machine frames.
gollark: Better than making machine frames or whatever. I had to make two (2) of those.
gollark: Computers are actually "cheap" by the standards of this pack since they're not gated, merely made of OC parts.

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 2012-09-07.


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