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Anthene hodsoni

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Anthene

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Anthene hodsoni, the Hodson's hairtail, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of savanna.

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The larvae feed on Acacia drepanolobium from within galls. The larvae are associated with ants of the Pheidole genus.

Subspecies

  • Anthene hodsoni hodsoni (south-western Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, north-western Kenya)
  • Anthene hodsoni usamba (Talbot, 1937) (central Kenya)

    • References

    Anthene hodsoni Wikipedia
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