Anthene butleri

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Polyommatinae
Tribus: Lycaenesthini
Genus: Anthene
Species: Anthene butleri
Subspecies (2):
A. b. arabicus – A. b. butleri

Anthene butleri

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

Name

Anthene butleri (Oberthür, 1880).

Type locality: Ethiopia, Mantèk

Lectotype: MCG. female ♀. 14.VI.1877. leg. O. Antinori.

Synonymy

• Lycaena butleri Oberthür, 1880: 170, pl. 1, fig. 2.
• Lycaenesthes livida Trimen; Bethune-Baker, 1910: 34.
• Lycaenesthes aurobrunnea Ungemach, 1932: 85. Synonymy in Libert, 2010.
• Lycaenesthes saddacus Talbot, 1935: 123. Synonymy in Libert, 2010.
• Anthene galla Stempffer, 1947: 38. Synonymy in Libert, 2010.
• Anthene colinsi D'Abrera, 1980: 530. Synonymy in Libert, 2010.
• Anthene butleri galla Stempffer, 1947; Stempffer, 1967: 190.
• Anthene butleri butleri (Oberthür); Stempffer, 1967: 190; Libert, 2010: 178.

References

• D'Abrera, B., 1980. Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region, Lansdowne Editions, Melbourne: xx, 593 pp. Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Libert, M. 2010. Révision des Anthene africains (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ABRI Lambillionea 1–420. Reference page. 
• Oberthür, C. 1879–1880. Spedizione Italiana nell’Africa equatoriale. Risultati zoologici. 1. Lepidotteri. Annali del museo civico di storia naturale di Genova 15: 129–186. Reference page. 
• Stempffer, H., 1947. Contribution à l'étude des Lycaenidae de la faune ethiopienne (Lep). Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 52(3): 35-41. 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. 
• Talbot, G. 1935. New species and forms of African Lycaenidae (Lep.: Rhop.) [and supplement]. Entomologist's monthly magazine 71: 69-78, 115-127, 147-153; ill.; Suppl.: 202-209; ill. buy. Reference page. 
• Ungemach, H., 1932. Contribution a l'étude des lépidoptères d'Abyssinie; Premiere partie, Rhopalocères. Mém. Soc. Sci. nat. phy. Maroc. 32: 1-122, 2 pls., 1 map. Reference page.