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Anthene lemnos

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Anthene lemnos
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Anthene lemnos, the large ciliate blue or large hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa.

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The wingspan is 27–30 mm for males and 27–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with peaks in summer and autumn.[2]

The larvae feed on Erythrococco berberidea and Erythrococco polyandra.

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Subspecies

  • Anthene lemnos lemnos (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique and Zimbabwe, Malawi)
  • Anthene lemnos loa (Strand, 1911) (north-eastern Tanzania and the coast of eastern Kenya)

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