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Anthene scintillula

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Golden ciliate blue
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. scintillula
Binomial name
Anthene scintillula
(Holland, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes scintillula Holland, 1891
  • Anthene (Anthene) scintillula
  • Lycaenesthes aurea Bethune-Baker, 1910

Anthene scintillula, the golden ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

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  • Anthene scintillula scintillula (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, western Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Equateur, Sankuru and Maniema)
  • Anthene scintillula aurea (Bethune-Baker, 1910) (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, western Nigeria)

References

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  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.