Anthene rubrimaculata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania.[2]
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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. rubrimaculata
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The larvae feed on the flowers of Bridelia micrantha.
Subspecies
edit- Anthene rubrimaculata rubrimaculata (north-eastern Tanzania)
- Anthene rubrimaculata tukuyu Kielland, 1990 (south-western Tanzania)
- Anthene rubrimaculata zanzibarica Congdon & Collins, 1998 (Tanzania: Zanzibar)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Anthene rubrimaculata.
- ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-07.