Anthene scintillula

Anthene scintillula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species: A. scintillula
Binomial name
Anthene scintillula
(Holland, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes scintillula Holland, 1891
  • Anthene (Anthene) scintillula
  • Lycaenesthes aurea Bethune-Baker, 1910

Anthene scintillula, the Golden Ciliate Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

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