Anthene hobleyi
| Anthene hobleyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. hobleyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthene hobleyi (Neave, 1904)[1] | |
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Anthene hobleyi, Hobley’s Hairtail, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia and possibly Rwanda and Burundi.[2] The habitat consists of semi-montane and montane forests.
Subspecies
- Anthene hobleyi hobleyi (central Kenya)
- Anthene hobleyi elgonensis (Aurivillius, 1925) (eastern Uganda, western Kenya)
- Anthene hobleyi kigezi Stempffer, 1961 (Democratic Republic of Congo: north-east to North Kivu and possibly Shaba, Uganda (south-east), possibly Rwanda and Burundi)
- Anthene hobleyi teita Stempffer, 1961 (Kenya: south-east to the Teita Hills)
- Anthene hobleyi ufipa Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: Ufipa, Usambara and Kigoma regions)
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