Anthene otacilia
| Otacilia hairtail | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Anthene |
| Species: | A. otacilia |
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| Anthene otacilia (Trimen, 1868)[1] | |
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Anthene otacilia, the Otacilia hairtail or Trimen's ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family, found in Africa.[1]
The wingspan is about 22–23 mm in males and 23–24 mm in females.[2]
The flight period is from September to May peaking in November and March.[2]
The larvae feed on Acacia species.[2]
Subspecies
- Anthene otacilia otacilia (Democratic Republic of the Congo: North Kivu, Tanzania, Malawi, eastern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, northern Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa: Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North West Province, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape Province and Western Cape Province)
- Anthene otacilia dulcis (Pagenstecher, 1902) (Ethiopia, Somalia, coast of Kenya)
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