Anthene lemnos
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. lemnos |
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| Anthene lemnos (Hewitson, 1878)[1] | |
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Anthene lemnos, the large ciliate blue or large hairtail, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Africa.
The wingspan is 27–30 mm for males and 27–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks in summer and autumn.[2]
The larvae feed on Erythrococco berberidea and Erythrococco polyandra.
Subspecies
- Anthene lemnos lemnos (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique and Zimbabwe, Malawi)
- Anthene lemnos loa (Strand, 1911) (north-eastern Tanzania and the coast of eastern Kenya)
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