Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Anthene liodes | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Anthene Rank Subspecies | |
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Similar Anthene larydas, Anthene amarah, Pentila pauli, Anthene definita, Cupidopsis cissus | ||
Anthene liodes, the liodes hairtail, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from Sierra Leone to Kenya, then to Malawi, Zimbabwe and Angola. It is also found in South Africa, where it rare and found from KwaZulu-Natal to Swaziland, Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province. It's habitat is usually woodlands, forest-edge habitats and dense savannah.
The wingspan is 21–25 mm for males and 21–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with a peak in summer.
The larvae feed on Mangifera (including M. indica), Combretum, Myrica and Allophyllus species
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