Anthene hobleyi

Anthene hobleyi, the Hobley's hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia and possibly Rwanda and Burundi.[2] The habitat consists of semi-montane and montane forests.

Anthene hobleyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. hobleyi
Binomial name
Anthene hobleyi
(Neave, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes hobleyi Neave, 1904
  • Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi
  • Lycaenesthes pauperula var. elgonensis Aurivillius, 1925

Subspecies
  • A. h. hobleyi (central Kenya)
  • A. h. elgonensis (Aurivillius, 1925) (eastern Uganda, western Kenya)
  • A. h. kigezi Stempffer, 1961 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: north-east to North Kivu and possibly Shaba, Uganda (south-east), possibly Rwanda and Burundi)
  • A. h. teita Stempffer, 1961 (Kenya: south-east to the Teita Hills)
  • A. h. ufipa Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: Ufipa, Usambara and Kigoma regions)

References
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Wikispecies has information related to Anthene hobleyi.
  1. Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-05.


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