Anthene irumu

Anthene irumu, the Irumu ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri, Uele and Sankuru), Uganda, north-western Tanzania, Zambia (the Copperbelt and the north-eastern part of the country) and Zimbabwe.^[2] The habitat consists of drier forests and open areas in the main forest zone, as well as Guinea savanna.

Irumu ciliate blue
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Anthene
Species:	A. irumu
Binomial name
Anthene irumu (Stempffer, 1948)[1]
Synonyms
Cupidesthes irumu Stempffer, 1948 Anthene (Anthene) irumu

The larvae feed on Loranthus species.