Anthene liodes

Liodes hairtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Anthene
Species:	A. liodes
Binomial name
	Anthene liodes; (Hewitson, 1874)
Synonyms
	Lycaenesthes bihe Bethune-Baker, 1910 ; Lycaena adherbal Mabille, 1877 ; Lycaenesthes monteironis Kirby, 1878 ;

Anthene liodes, the liodes hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Sierra Leone to Kenya, then to Malawi, Zimbabwe and Angola. It is rarely found in South Africa found from KwaZulu-Natal to Eswatini, Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province. Its habitat is usually woodlands, forest-edge habitats and dense savannah.

The wingspan is 21–25 mm for males and 21–27 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with a peak in summer.

The larvae feed on Mangifera (including M. indica), Combretum, Myrica and Allophylus species

Subspecies

Anthene liodes liodes Hewitson, 1874
Anthene liodes monteironis Libert, 2010

Torben Larsen developed a species numbering system for his 2005 publication Butterflies of West Africa. The species (without subspecies identification) is #512. The 'Larsen' numbers have since been used with permission in A Sharp Eye on Butterflies of Ghana.

References

↑ Anthene at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
↑ Larsen, Torben B. (2005). Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. ISBN 978-87-88757-43-9.
↑ Sharp, Charles J.; Sáfián, Sz. (2026). A Sharp Eye on Butterflies of Ghana. Oxford: Sharp Eye Publications and Hungarian Natural Heritage Trust. p. 61. ISBN 978-615-02-5911-6.

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[1] Anthene at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

[3] Larsen, Torben B. (2005). Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. ISBN 978-87-88757-43-9.

[4] Sharp, Charles J.; Sáfián, Sz. (2026). A Sharp Eye on Butterflies of Ghana. Oxford: Sharp Eye Publications and Hungarian Natural Heritage Trust. p. 61. ISBN 978-615-02-5911-6.