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Anthene staudingeri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Anthene

Anthene staudingeri, the Staudinger's ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and western Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

  • Anthene staudingeri staudingeri (Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania)
  • Anthene staudingeri obsoleta (Stempffer, 1947) (Kenya)

    • References

    Anthene staudingeri Wikipedia
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