Anthene mahota

Anthene mahota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species: A. mahota
Binomial name
Anthene mahota
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes mahota Grose-Smith, 1887
  • Anthene (Anthene) mahota

Anthene mahota, the Mahota ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini), Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala and Sankuru).[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.

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