Anthene rubrimaculata

Anthene rubrimaculata
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. rubrimaculata
Binomial name
Anthene rubrimaculata
(Strand, 1909)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes rubrimaculata Strand, 1909
  • Anthene (Anthene) rubrimaculata

Anthene rubrimaculata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania.[2]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Bridelia micrantha.

Subspecies

  • Anthene rubrimaculata rubrimaculata (north-eastern Tanzania)
  • Anthene rubrimaculata tukuyu Kielland, 1990 (south-western Tanzania)
  • Anthene rubrimaculata zanzibarica Congdon & Collins, 1998 (Tanzania: Zanzibar)

References

Wikispecies has information related to Anthene rubrimaculata.
  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.


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