Anthene locuples

Anthene locuples
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species: A. locuples
Binomial name
Anthene locuples
(Grose-Smith, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes locuples Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Anthene (Anthene) locuples

Anthene locuples, the curious ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria (west and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa).[2]

Adults are known to mud-puddle.

References

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