Anthene lycaenoides

Anthene lycaenoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species: A. lycaenoides
Binomial name
Anthene lycaenoides
(Felder, 1860)[1]
Synonyms
  • Dipsas lycaenoides Felder, 1860
  • Lycaenesthes pegobates Holland, 1900
  • Lycaenesthes lycaenina sutrana Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lycaenesthes turneri Miskin, 1890

The Pale Ciliate Blue (Anthene lycaenoides) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from Malaya to New Guinea.

The wingspan is about 25 millimetres (1 in).

The larvae feed on Bridelia tomentosa, Rhyssopterys timorensis, Flagellaria indica, Clerodendrum floribundum, Faradaya splendida, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Pongamia pinnata, Caesalpina crista, Senna alata, Cassia fistula, Senna gaudichaudii and Senna surattensis.

Subspecies

External links

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthene lycaenoides.
Wikispecies has information related to: Anthene lycaenoides
  1. Anthene, funet.fi


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, August 17, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.