Pale_ciliate_blue

<i>Anthene lycaenoides</i>

Anthene lycaenoides

Species of butterfly

Anthene lycaenoides, the pale ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Malaya to New Guinea.

Quick Facts Pale ciliate blue, Scientific classification ...

The wingspan is about 25 millimetres (1 in).

The larvae feed on Bridelia tomentosa, Rhyssopterys timorensis, Flagellaria indica, Clerodendrum floribundum, Oxera splendida, Cupaniopsis anacardioides, Pongamia pinnata, Caesalpina crista, Senna alata, Cassia fistula, Senna gaudichaudii and Senna surattensis.

Subspecies

  • A. l. lycaenoides (Ambon, Serang)
  • A. l. pegobates (Holland, 1900) (Buru, Obi, Halmahera, Ternate, Bahcan)
  • A. l. sutrana (Fruhstorfer, 1916) (Kai Island, West Irian)
  • A. l. godeffroyi (Semper, [1879]) (Australia (Darwin, Cape York - Cairns)

References

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    Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera


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