Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Anthene | |
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Similar Anthene definita, Anthene larydas, Anthene amarah, Anthene, Polyommatinae | ||
Anthene gemmifera, the jewelled ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Uganda, south-western Kenya and along the coast, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of the forest/savanna transition zone and deciduous woodland.
Adult males mud-puddle.
References
Anthene gemmifera Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA