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Checklist for Genus Anthene Doubleday, 1847 (Ciliate Blues)
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
4923
29836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
4919
29827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
83
4908
29785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
3088
21330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
2761
19757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
496
3949
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
182
1652
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPolyommatinae
Swainson, 1827
Blues, Weak Blues
57
536
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLycaenesthini
Toxopeus, 1929
6
121
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusAnthene
Doubleday, 1847
Ciliate Blues, Ciliate-blues, Hairtails
90Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
1 Genera with 90 Species
Anthene Doubleday, 1895Ciliate Blues129SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
90 Species and 39 Subspecies
Anthene afra Bethune-Baker, 1910Black-edged Ciliate Blue
Anthene alberta Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1847Black-striped Hairtail
Anthene amarah amarah Guérin-Ménev..., 1849Black-striped Hairtail
Anthene anadema Druce, 1905
Anthene arnoldi Jones, 1918Arnold's Hairtail
Anthene aurobrunnea Ungemach, 1932
Anthene barnesi Stevenson, 1940Barnes´s Hairtail
Anthene benadirensis Stempffer, 1947
Anthene bjoernstadi Collins & La..., 1991Bjørnstad´s Hairtail
Anthene butleri Oberthür, 1880Butler's Ciliate Blue
Anthene butleri butleri Oberthür, 1880
Anthene butleri galla Stempffer, 1947
Anthene butleri livida Trimen, 1881
Anthene butleri stempfferi Storace, 1954
Anthene chirinda Bethune-Baker, 1910Chirinda Hairtail
Anthene chojnackii Libert, 2010
Anthene chryseostictus Bethune-Baker, 1910Medium Red-spot Ciliate Blue
Anthene collinsi d´Abrera, 1980
Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932Mashuna Hairtail
Anthene contrastata mashuna Stevenson, 1937
Anthene contrastata turkana Stempffer, 1936
Anthene crawshayi Butler, 1899Crawshay's Ciliate Blue
Anthene crawshayi crawshayi Butler, 1899
Anthene crawshayi minuta Bethune-Baker, 1916
Anthene definita Butler, 1899Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene definita definita Butler, 1899Common Hairtail
Anthene definita nigrocaudata Pagenstecher, 1902
Anthene gemmifera Neave, 1910Jewelled Ciliate Blue
Anthene hades Bethune-Baker, 1910Black Ciliate Blue
Anthene hobleyi Neave, 1904Hobley's Ciliate Blue
Anthene hobleyi elgonensis Aurivillius, 1925
Anthene hobleyi hobleyi Neave, 1904
Anthene hobleyi kigezi Stempffer, 1961
Anthene hobleyi teita Stempffer, 1961
Anthene hobleyi ufipa Kielland, 1990
Anthene hodsoni Talbot, 1935Hodson's Ciliate Blue
Anthene hodsoni hodsoni Talbot, 1935
Anthene hodsoni usamba Talbot, 1937
Anthene inconspicua Druce, 1910Inconspicuous Ciliate Blue
Anthene indefinita Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene irumu Stempffer, 1948Irumu Ciliate Blue
Anthene ituria Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949
Anthene kalinzu Stempffer, 1950
Anthene kamilila Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene kampala Bethune-Baker, 1910Kampala Ciliate Blue
Anthene katera Talbot, 1937
Anthene kersteni Gerstaecker, 1871Kersten's Ciliate Blue
Anthene kikuyu Bethune-Baker, 1910Kikuyu Ciliate Blue
Anthene kimboza Kielland, 1990
Anthene lachares Hewitson, 1878Silky Ciliate Blue
Anthene lachares toroensis Stempffer, 1947
Anthene lamias Hewitson, 1878Blotched Ciliate Blue
Anthene lamias katerae
Anthene larydas Cramer, 1782Common Ciliate Blue
Anthene lasti Grose-Smith ..., 1894Last's Ciliate Blue
Anthene lemnos Hewitson, 1878Large Ciliate Blue
Anthene lemnos lemnos Hewitson, 1878Large Hairtail
Anthene lemnos loa Strand, 1911
Anthene leptala Courvoisier, 1914
Anthene levis Hewitson, 1878Levis Ciliate Blue
Anthene ligures Hewitson, 1874Lesser Indigo Ciliate Blue
Anthene ligures amanica Strand, 1909
Anthene ligures insularis Libert, 2010
Anthene ligures ligures Hewitson, 1874
Anthene liguroides Strand, 1911
Anthene liodes Hewitson, 1874Liodes Hairtail
Anthene livida Trimen, 1881Pale Hairtail
Anthene lucretilis Hewitson, 1874Irrorated Ciliate Blue
Anthene lucretilis albipicta Talbot, 1935
Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894Lunulated Hairtail
Anthene lusones Hewitson, 1874Large Red Spot Ciliate Blue
Anthene lydia
Anthene lysias Hulstaert, 1924
Anthene lysicles Hewitson, 1874Violet-spotted Ciliate Blue
Anthene madibirensis Wichgraf, 1921
Anthene mahota Grose-Smith, 1887Mahota Ciliate Blue
Anthene millari Trimen, 1893Millar's Hairtail
Anthene minima Trimen, 1893Little Hairtail
Anthene montana Kielland, 1990
Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990
Anthene musagetes Holland, 1893
Anthene musagetes anadema
Anthene nigeriae Aurivillius, 1905False Hairtail
Anthene nigropunctata Bethune-Baker, 1910Black-spotted Hairtail
Anthene oculatus Grose-Smith ..., 1893
Anthene onias Hulstaert, 1924
Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946Opal Ciliate Blue
Anthene otacilia Trimen, 1868Otacilia Hairtail
Anthene otacilia dulcis Pagenstecher, 1902
Anthene otacilia kikuyu Bethune-Baker, 1910
Anthene phoenicis Karsch, 1893Karsch´s Ciliate Blue
Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936Pitman's Ciliate Blue
Anthene pitmani somalina Stempffer, 1936
Anthene princeps Butler, 1876Cupreous Hairtail
Anthene princeps princeps Butler, 1876
Anthene princeps smithii Mabille, 1877
Anthene quadricaudata Bethune-Baker, 1926
Anthene rhodesiana Stempffer, 1962Zimbabwe Hairtail
Anthene rothschildi Aurivillius, 1922
Anthene rubricinctus Holland, 1891Indigo Ciliate Blue
Anthene rubricinctus anadema Druce, 1905
Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli Stempffer, 1961
Anthene rubrimaculata Strand, 1909
Anthene rubrimaculata rubrimaculata Strand, 1909
Anthene rubrimaculata tukuyu Kielland, 1990
Anthene rubrimaculata zanzibarica Congdon & Co..., 1998
Anthene rufoplagata Bethune-Baker, 1910Orange-patch Ciliate Blue
Anthene ruwenzorica
Anthene ruwenzoricus Grünberg, 1912
Anthene saddacus Talbot, 1935
Anthene sanguinea (Trimen, 1894)⇒ Anthene lunulata Trimen, 1894
Anthene schoutedeni Hulstaert, 1924Schouteden´s Ciliate Blue
Anthene scintillula Holland, 1891Golden Ciliate Blue
Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940Golden Ciliate Blue
Anthene smithi Mabille, 1877
Anthene somalina Stempffer, 1936
Anthene staudingeri Grose-Smith ..., 1894Staudinger´s Ciliate Blue
Anthene staudingeri obsoleta Stempffer, 1947
Anthene suquala Pagenstecher, 1902
Anthene sylvanus Drury, 1773Common Indigo Ciliate Blue
Anthene sylvanus albicans Grünberg, 1910
Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936Talbot's Ciliate Blue
Anthene ukerewensis Strand, 1909
Anthene uzungwae Kielland, 1990
Anthene versatilis Bethune-Baker, 1910Versatile Ciliate Blue
Anthene wilsoni Talbot, 1935Wilson's Ciliate Blue
Anthene zenkeri Karsch, 1895


Links, sources and further information
Anthene at gbif.org
Anthene at irmng.org