Anthene amarah

Anthene amarah

Leaden Hairtail

(Guérin-Méneville, 1847) Catalogue of Life

IUCN status
Least Concern (LC) IUCN
GBIF observations
3,757 GBIF
iNaturalist observations
1,534 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
8 specimens
Description

Anthene amarah, the black-striped hairtail, leaden hairtail or leaden ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in tropical Africa and Arabia. The habitat consists of savanna and occasionally open areas in the forest zone.

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Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological

Specimens in the collection

Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid

Larval host plants NHM HOSTS

  • Acacia abyssinica Fabaceae · Vachellia
  • Acacia sieberiana Fabaceae · Vachellia
  • Acacia sp. Fabaceae · Acacia
  • Acacia stenocarpa Fabaceae · Senegalia
  • Dichrostachys cinerea Fabaceae · Dichrostachys
  • Dichrostachys sp. Fabaceae · Dichrostachys
  • Parkia sp. Fabaceae · Parkia
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