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 eliasi

Name edit

Anthene eliasi (Congdon, Kielland & Collins, S., 1998).

Type locality: Minziru, Bukoba, Tanzania.

Holotype: ABRI. male ♂. 19.VIII.1991, leg. J. Kielland. genitalia slide Kielland 4175.

Synonymy edit

  • Cupidesthes eliasi {[aut|Congdon, Kielland & Collins}}, 1998
  • Anthene eliasi Congdon, Kielland & Collins, 1998 (comb. nov. by Libert, 2010: 183)

References edit

  • Congdon, C., & Collins, S. 1998. Kielland’s butterflies of Tanzania. Supplement. African Butterfly Research Institute & Union des Entomologistes Belges, Nairobi & Tervuren, 143 pp.
  • Libert, M. 2010. Révision des Anthene africains (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae). ABRI Lambillionea 1–420. Reference page