Anthene chryseostictus

Anthene chryseostictus, the medium red-spot ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala, Uele and Lualaba), Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Anthene chryseostictus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. chryseostictus
Binomial name
Anthene chryseostictus
Synonyms
  • Neurellipes chryseostictus Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Anthene (Neurellipes) chryseostictus

References

  1. Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-10.


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