Anthene hodsoni
| Hodson's hairtail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. hodsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthene hodsoni (Talbot, 1935) | |
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Anthene hodsoni, the Hodson's hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya. The habitat consists of savanna.
The larvae feed on Acacia drepanolobium from within galls. The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Pheidole.
Subspecies
- Anthene hodsoni hodsoni (south-western Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, north-western Kenya)
- Anthene hodsoni usamba (Talbot, 1937) (central Kenya)
References
Wikispecies has information related to Anthene hodsoni.
- ↑ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-05.