Anthene flavomaculatus
Species of butterfly
Yellow-spot ciliate blue | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Anthene |
Species: | A. flavomaculatus |
Binomial name | |
Anthene flavomaculatus (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1893)[1] | |
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Anthene flavomaculatus, the yellow-spot ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon and northern Angola.[2] The habitat consist of forests.
The larvae are associated with the following ant species: Crematogaster buchneri race winkleri, Crematogaster buchneri race alligatrix, Pheidole rotundata and Odontomachus haematodes.
References
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