Anthene princeps, the cupreous hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa.
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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. princeps
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| Anthene princeps | |
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The wingspan is about 22–27 mm in males and 24–29 mm in females.[3]
The larvae feed on Albizia gummifera.[3]
Subspecies
edit- Anthene princeps princeps (Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia, northern Zimbabwe, north-western Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, Free State Province and KwaZulu-Natal)
- Anthene princeps smithii (Mabille, 1877) (Madagascar)
References
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- ^ Henning, G.A.; Westrip, J.R.S. (2020). "Anthene princeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T161281924A161281936. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T161281924A161281936.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ a b Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.