Anthene lemnos
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. lemnos |
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| Anthene lemnos (Hewitson, 1878)[1] |
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The Large Ciliate Blue or Large Hairtail (Anthene lemnos) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Africa.
The wingspan is 27-30 mm for males and 27-31 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with peaks in summer and autumn.[2]
The larvae feed on Erythrococco berberidea and Erythrococco polyandra.
Subspecies
- Anthene lemnos lemnos (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique and Zimbabwe, Malawi)
- Anthene lemnos loa (Strand, 1911) (north-eastern Tanzania and the coast of eastern Kenya)
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