Anthene lucretilis

Anthene lucretilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species: A. lucretilis
Binomial name
Anthene lucretilis
(Hewitson, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes lucretilis Hewitson, 1874
  • Anthene (Triclema) lucretilis
  • Anthene lucretia Grose-Smith and Kirby, 1894
  • Triclema lucretilis albipicta Talbot, 1935

Anthene lucretilis, the Irrorated Ciliate Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2]

The larval hostplant is unknown, but the larvae are known to be associated with the ant species Crematogaster buchneri race winkleri, Crematogaster buchneri race alligatrix and Pheidole rotundata. The dark green larvae feed in pits they make in the soft cortex of stems of the foodplant and shelter inside the hollowed out stems containing nests of the host-ant. They reach the inside of the stems through entrance holes in the cortex of the stem. Pupation takes place within the hollowed out stem.

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