Anthene princeps

Anthene princeps, the cupreous hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa.

Cupreous hairtail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Anthene
Species:	A. princeps
Binomial name
Anthene princeps (Butler, 1876)[1]
Synonyms
Lycaenesthes princeps Butler, 1876 Lycaenesthes neglecta Trimen, 1891 Lycaenesthes uganda Bethune-Baker, 1910 Lycaena smithii Mabille, 1877 Lycaena lochias Hewitson, 1878 Lycaenesthes mabillei Lathy, 1921

The wingspan is about 22–27 mm in males and 24–29 mm in females.[2]

The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.[2]

Subspecies

• Anthene princeps princeps (Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe, north-western Botswana, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, Free State Province and KwaZulu-Natal)
• Anthene princeps smithii (Mabille, 1877) (Madagascar)

References

1. Anthene at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.