Anthene schoutedeni, the Schouteden's hairtail or Schouteden's indigo ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, the east-central part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Anthene schoutedeni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. schoutedeni
Binomial name
Anthene schoutedeni
(Hulstaert, 1924)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes schoutedeni Hulstaert, 1924
  • Anthene (Anthene) schoutedeni

References edit

  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.