Anthene Mahota

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Anthene mahota
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. mahota
Binomial name
Anthene mahota
(Grose-Smith, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes mahota Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Anthene (Anthene) mahota

Anthene mahota, the Mahota ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini), Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala and Sankuru).[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

References

  1. Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_lycaenesthini.doc. 

See also Wikidata entry Q4771698.




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