Anthene staudingeri
Species of butterfly
Staudinger's ciliate blue | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Anthene |
Species: | A. staudingeri |
Binomial name | |
Anthene staudingeri (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1894)[1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Anthene staudingeri, Staudinger's ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
Subspecies
- Anthene staudingeri staudingeri (Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania)
- Anthene staudingeri obsoleta (Stempffer, 1947) (Kenya)
References
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