Anthene lemnos

Anthene lemnos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Anthene
Species:	A. lemnos
Binomial name
	Anthene lemnos; (Hewitson, 1878)
Synonyms
	Lycaenesthes lemnos Hewitson, 1878; Lycaenesthes loa Strand, 1911;

Anthene lemnos, the large ciliate blue or large hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa.

The wingspan is 27–30 mm for males and 27–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with peaks in summer and autumn.^[2]

The larvae feed on and .

Subspecies[]

Anthene lemnos lemnos (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique and Zimbabwe, Malawi)
Anthene lemnos loa (Strand, 1911) (north-eastern Tanzania and the coast of eastern Kenya)

^ 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.

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