Anthene afra

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Lycaenesthini
Genus: Anthene
Species: Anthene afra
Subspecies: (2)
A. a. afra – A. a. azurea

Name

Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker, 1910).

Type locality: Zaire, Makala.

Holotype: BMNH. male ♂. Powell-Cotton.

Lycaenesthes afra Bethune-Baker, 1910.
Cupidesthes minor Joicey & Talbot, 1921: 95; Stempffer, 1967: 188. Congo. Synonymy in Libert, 2010.
Lycaenesthes lysias Hulstaert, 1924: 181. Congo. Synonymy in Stempffer, 1967: 190. RMCA, Holotype images.
Anthene afra (Bethune-Baker); Stempffer, 1967: 190; Libert, 2010: 80.

Bethune-Baker, G. T., 1910. A revision of the African species of the Lycaenesthes group of the Lycaenidae. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 43: 1–84, pls. 1-13. BHL Reference page.
Hulstaert, R.P.G. 1924. Lycaenidae nouveaux des collections du Musée du Congo Belge. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaine 12: 112–122, 173–194. Reference page.
Joicey, J. J. & Talbot, G., 1921. New Lepidoptera collected by T. A. Barns in east central Africa. Bulletin of the Hill Museum. 1(IV): 40–166, Pls: 5–16. Reference page.
Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page.
Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.