Anthene wilsoni

Anthene wilsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species: A. wilsoni
Binomial name
Anthene wilsoni
(Talbot, 1935)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes (Cupidesthes) wilsoni Talbot, 1935
  • Anthene (Anthene) wilsoni

Anthene wilsoni, the Wilson's hairtail or Wilson's ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana (the Volta Region), northern Cameroon, southern Sudan, south-western Ethiopia, north-eastern Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Zambia and north-eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of wet parkland savanna and dry savanna.

Adults are on wing from late November to mid-February.

The larvae feed on Entada abyssinica and Acacia abyssinica. They are associated with an unspecified ant species, living ants' nests in hollow trees. The larvae are shaped and colored like a woodlouse.

References

  1. ↑ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini


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