Anthene montana

Species of butterfly

Anthene montana

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Family:  | Lycaenidae
Genus:  | Anthene
Species:  |

A. montana

Binomial name
Anthene montana

Kielland, 1990[1]

Synonyms

* Anthene (Anthene) montana

Anthene montana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania (from the eastern part of the country to the Uluguru Mountains).[2]

The length of the forewings is approximately 15.8 millimetres (0.62 in). The upper side of the wings is shiny deep violet blue with a narrow black marginal line on both wings. The underside ground colour is grey with dark brown markings, distinctly outlined with dark brown and white edges.

## References[edit]

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Wikispecies has information related to Anthene montana.

1. ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-07.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q4771703
* Wikispecies: Anthene montana
* BioLib: 642451
* iNaturalist: 1154045

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