Anthene locuples
| Curious ciliate blue | |
|---|---|
| |
| Figures 6 and 7 | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. locuples
|
| Binomial name | |
| Anthene locuples (Grose-Smith, 1898)[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Anthene locuples, the curious ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria (west and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa).[2]
Adults are known to mud-puddle.
References
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthene locuples.
Wikispecies has information related to Anthene locuples.
- ^ Anthene, funet.fi
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-06.