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Anthene lychnides

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Species of butterfly

Brown ciliate blue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species: A. lychnides
Binomial name
Anthene lychnides
(Hewitson, 1878)
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes lychnides Hewitson, 1878
  • Anthene (Anthene) lychnides

Anthene lychnides, the brown ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Nigeria and western Cameroon. The habitat probably consists of forests.

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.
Taxon identifiers
Anthene lychnides


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