Anthene hobleyi, the Hobley's hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia and possibly Rwanda and Burundi.[2] The habitat consists of semi-montane and montane forests.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. hobleyi
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| Anthene hobleyi | |
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Subspecies
edit- A. h. hobleyi (central Kenya)
- A. h. elgonensis (Aurivillius, 1925) (eastern Uganda, western Kenya)
- A. h. kigezi Stempffer, 1961 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: north-east to North Kivu and possibly Shaba, Uganda (south-east), possibly Rwanda and Burundi)
- A. h. teita Stempffer, 1961 (Kenya: south-east to the Teita Hills)
- A. h. ufipa Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: Ufipa, Usambara and Kigoma regions)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Anthene hobleyi.
- ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-05.