Anthene mahota
| Anthene mahota | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. mahota
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthene mahota (Grose-Smith, 1887)[1]
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Anthene mahota, the Mahota ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Mbini), Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala and Sankuru).[2] The habitat consists of dense forests.
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthene mahota. |
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Wikispecies has information related to Anthene mahota. |
- ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-07.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1887
- Anthene
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Henley Grose-Smith
- Lycaenesthini stubs