Anthene staudingeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. staudingeri
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Anthene staudingeri, Staudinger's ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
Subspecies
[edit]- Anthene staudingeri staudingeri (Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania)
- Anthene staudingeri obsoleta (Stempffer, 1947) (Kenya)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Anthene staudingeri.
- ^ Anthene, funet.fi
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-11.