Neurellipes juba
| Anomalous ciliate blue | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Neurellipes |
| Species: | N. juba |
| Binomial name | |
| Neurellipes juba (Fabricius, 1787) | |
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Neurellipes juba, formerly Anthene juba, the anomalous ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, eastern Nigeria and western Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
Torben Larsen developed a species numbering system for his 2005 publication Butterflies of West Africa. The nominate subspecies, described as Anthene juba is #539. The 'Larsen' numbers have since been used with permission in A Sharp Eye on Butterflies of Ghana.
References
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- ↑ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Anthene juba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T160612A5373715. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160612A5373715.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 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. 63. ISBN 978-615-02-5911-6.