Anthene wilsoni
| Anthene wilsoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. wilsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthene wilsoni (Talbot, 1935)[1] | |
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Anthene wilsoni, the Wilson's hairtail or Wilson's ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), northern Cameroon, southern Sudan, south-western Ethiopia, north-eastern Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia and north-eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of wet parkland savanna and dry savanna.
Adults are on wing from late November to mid-February.
The larvae feed on Entada abyssinica and Acacia abyssinica. They are associated with an unspecified ant species, living ants' nests in hollow trees. The larvae are shaped and colored like a woodlouse.
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- ↑ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini
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