Anthene lamprocles

Anthene lamprocles, the lesser black-patches, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele and Ituri).^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Lesser black-patches
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Anthene
Species:	A. lamprocles
Binomial name
Anthene lamprocles (Hewitson, 1878)[1]
Synonyms
Lycaenesthes lamprocles Hewitson, 1878 Anthene (Neurypexina) lamprocles