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Anthene princeps

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Scientific name
  
Anthene princeps

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Anthene

Rank
  
Species

Anthene princeps

Similar
  
Anthene definita, Anthene larydas, Anthene amarah

Anthene princeps, the cupreous hairtail, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa.

The wingspan is about 22–27 mm in males and 24–29 mm in females.

The larvae feed on Albiza gummifera.

Subspecies

  • Anthene princeps princeps (Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe, north-western Botswana, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, Free State Province and KwaZulu-Natal)
  • Anthene princeps smithii (Mabille, 1877) (Madagascar)

    • References

    Anthene princeps Wikipedia
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