Anthene lachares

Anthene lachares
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species: A. lachares
Binomial name
Anthene lachares
(Hewitson, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes lachares Hewitson, 1878
  • Anthene (Anthene) lachares
  • Lycaenesthes pulcher Grose-Smith and Kirby, 1893
  • Lycaenesthes liparis Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Lycaenesthes lachares var. obsolescens Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Pseudoliptena bitje Stempffer, 1946

Anthene lachares, the Silky Ciliate Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests and dense secondary forests.

Adult males mud-puddle.

The larvae are green and onisciform, but become reddish with oblique lighter stripes just before pupation. They are usually found under leaves in groups of two to eight and are always attended by ants, including Pheidole aurivillii race kasaiensis and Pheidole rotundata.

Subspecies

References

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