Anthene butleri
| Pale hairtail | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. butleri |
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| Anthene butleri | |
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Anthene butleri, the pale hairtail or Butler's ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from South Africa to Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. In South Africa it is found in coastal lowland forest in KwaZulu-Natal, from the coast to Kosi Bay, inland across the Makathini Flats.
The wingspan is 23–28 mm for males and 25–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with a peak in the warmer months.[2]
The larvae feed on Kalanchoe crenata, Kalanchoe lugardii and Cotyledon species, including Cotyledon orbiculata .
Subspecies
[edit]- A. b. butleri (Ethiopia, southern Sudan, northern Uganda, north-west Kenya)
- A. b. arabicus Gabriel, 1954 (Yemen)
- A. b. galla Stempffer, 1947 (northern Kenya, southern Ethiopia)
- A. b. livida (Trimen, 1881) (Cape, Orange Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eswatini, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania)
- A. b. stempfferi Storace, 1954 (Kenya: central to the Teita Hills, Tanzania)
References
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- ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.