Anthene hodsoni

Hodson's hairtail
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Anthene
Species:	A. hodsoni
Binomial name
	Anthene hodsoni; (Talbot, 1935)
Synonyms
	Lycaenesthes hodsoni Talbot, 1935; Anthene (Anthene) hodsoni; Lycaenesthes hodsoni usamba Talbot, 1937;

Anthene hodsoni, the Hodson's hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya.^[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

The larvae feed on Acacia drepanolobium from within galls. The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Pheidole.

Subspecies

Anthene hodsoni hodsoni (south-western Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, north-western Kenya)
Anthene hodsoni usamba (Talbot, 1937) (central Kenya)

References

^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-05.

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[1] Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-05.

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