Anthene_contrastata

<i>Anthene contrastata</i>

Anthene contrastata

Species of butterfly

Anthene contrastata, the mashuna hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Africa, from South Africa, north to Ethiopia and Arabia.

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The wingspan is 19–23 mm for males and 21–24 mm for females. Adults are on wing from September to June, with peaks in November and from March to April.[2]

The larvae probably feed on Acacia species, including Acacia karroo and Acacia tortilis.

Subspecies

  • Anthene contrastata contrastata (Ethiopia, Yemen)
  • Anthene contrastata mashuna (Stevenson, 1937) (West Cape, KwaZulu-Natal to Orange Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo Province, North West Province, North Cape, north to Zimbabwe to Kenya)
  • Anthene contrastata turkana Stempffer, 1936 (northern Kenya, Somalia, north-eastern Uganda)

References

Wikispecies has information related to Anthene contrastata.
  1. [1]
    Anthene at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. [2]
    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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