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Anthene

Anthene
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Anthene and related genera in Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Polyommatinae
Tribe: Lycaenesthini
Genus: Anthene
Doubleday, 1847
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes Moore, [1866]
  • Triclema Karsch, 1893
  • Neurypexina Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Neurellipes Bethune-Baker, 1910
  • Monile Ungemach, 1932
  • Pseudoliptena Stempffer, 1946

Anthene is a butterfly genus in the family Lycaenidae, commonly called the ciliate blues or hairtails.

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