Anthene fasciatus

Anthene fasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species: A. fasciatus
Binomial name
Anthene fasciatus
(Aurivillius, 1895)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes (Triclema) fasciatus Aurivillius, 1895
  • Anthene (Triclema) fasciatus
  • Lycaenesthes subnitens Bethune-Baker, 1903

Anthene fasciatus, the Tiny Ciliate Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon and the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

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