Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Anthene | |
Similar Anthene amarah, Anthene, Polyommatinae | ||
Anthene phoenicis, the Karsch's ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in eastern Senegal, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
Adult males mud-puddle.
References
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