For the towns of ancient Greece, see Anthene (Cynuria) and Anthene (Thessaly).
Anthene
Anthene and related genera in Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Tribe:
Lycaenesthini
Genus:
Anthene Doubleday, 1847
Synonyms
Lycaenesthes Moore, [1866]
Triclema Karsch, 1893
Neurypexina Bethune-Baker, 1910
Neurellipes Bethune-Baker, 1910
Monile Ungemach, 1932
Pseudoliptena Stempffer, 1946
Anthene is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, commonly called the ciliate blues or hairtails. The genus was erected by Edward Doubleday in 1847.
Anthene lycaenoides, the pale ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Malaya to New Guinea. The wingspan is about 25 millimetres...
Anthene talboti, the Talbot's hairtail or Talbot's ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from South Africa to Zimbabwe, Kenya...
Anthene emolus, the ciliate blue, is a small butterfly found in India and southeast Asia that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. The species was...
Anthene mpanda is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania (from the western part of the country to the Mpanda District), Zambia...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthene alberta. Wikispecies has information related to Anthene alberta. Anthene alberta, funet.fi "Afrotropical Butterflies:...
Anthene nigeriae, the false hairtail or Nigerian ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Burkina...
Anthene liodes, the liodes hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Sierra Leone to Kenya, then to Malawi, Zimbabwe and Angola...
Anthene collinsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Ethiopia. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthene collinsi. Wikispecies...
Anthene kamilila is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and Tanzania (the...
Anthene rubrimaculata is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania. The larvae feed on the flowers of Bridelia micrantha. Anthene...
Anthene katera is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the north-eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthene lychnides. Wikispecies has information related to Anthene lychnides. Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera...
Anthene oculatus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Gabon and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. Wikispecies...
Anthene indefinita is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele and Shaba), Uganda, Ethiopia, central...
Anthene paraffinis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South-east Asia. A. p. paraffinis (New Britain, Duke of York, New Ireland,...
Anthene levis, the Levis ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross...
Anthene lamprocles, the lesser black-patches, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic...
Anthene sylvanus, the common indigo ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone...
Anthene leptines, or Leptines ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cross River loop in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the...
Anthene ligures, the lesser indigo ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River...
Anthene inconspicua, the inconspicuous ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce...
Anthene butleri, the pale hairtail or Butler's ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from South Africa to Kenya, Uganda,...
Anthene lycaenina, the pointed ciliate blue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family found in Indomalayan realm...
Anthene aurobrunnea is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the highlands of Ethiopia. Wikispecies has information related to Anthene...
Anthene millari, or Millar's hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa and Malawi. In South Africa, it is found in...
Anthene seltuttus, the dark ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia and a number of bordering...
Anthene phoenicis, Karsch's ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Senegal, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast...
Anthene arnoldi, or Arnold's hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Neville Jones in 1918. It is found...
Anthene zenkeri is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Uele and Tshopo)...