Anthene starki

Western black-spot ciliate blue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Anthene
Species:	A. starki
Binomial name
	Anthene starki; Larsen, 2005
Synonyms
	Anthene (Anthene) starki;

Anthene starki, the western black-spot ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, north-central Cameroon, the Central African Republic, and the northern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of Guinea savanna and dry forest mosaic.

Adult males mud-puddle. Adults have been recorded on wing in January.

Torben Larsen developed a species numbering system for his 2005 publication Butterflies of West Africa. This species is #515. The 'Larsen' numbers have since been used with permission in A Sharp Eye on Butterflies of Ghana.

Etymology

The species is named for Malcolm Stark.

References

↑ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
↑ 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 website on Lepidoptera

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

[3] 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.