Anthene lysicles

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Anthene lysicles, the violet-spotted ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Shaba).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

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Violet-spotted ciliate blue
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. lysicles
Binomial name
Anthene lysicles
(Hewitson, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes lysicles Hewitson, 1874
  • Anthene (Anthene) lysicles
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