Anthene emolus

Ciliate blue
Upperside
Ventral view
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. emolus
Binomial name
Anthene emolus
(Godart 1823)
Synonyms
  • Polyommatus emolus Godart, [1824]
  • Lycaenesthes emolus
  • Lampides balliston Hübner, [1823]
  • Lycaenesthes bengalensis Moore, [1866]
  • Pseudodipsas modesta Staudinger, 1889
  • Lycaenesthes emolus andamanicus Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lycaenesthes emolus goberus Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Nacaduba klanga Corbet, 1938
  • Lycaenesthes emolus javanus Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lycaenesthes emolus minor van Eecke, 1918

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 first described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1823.

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