Anthene kamilila is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and Tanzania (the Kigoma district and the north-western part of the country).[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Anthene |
Species: | A. kamilila
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Binomial name | |
Anthene kamilila (Bethune-Baker, 1910)[1]
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Adult males have been observed to mud-puddle, a behavior which seeks out nutrients in certain moist substances, that is common to insects such as butterflies.
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Anthene kamilila.
- ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-11.