Anthene lycaenina

Pointed ciliate blue
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. lycaenina
Binomial name
Anthene lycaenina
(C. Felder 1868)
Synonyms
  • Pseudodipsas lycaenina Felder, 1868
  • Lycaenesthes lycaenina
  • Lycaenesthes orissica Moore, 1884
  • Lycaenesthes lycambes Hewitson, 1878
  • Lycaenesthes lycaenina togata Fruhstorfer, 1916
  • Lycaenesthes lycaenoides bogorensis Toxopeus, 1929
  • Lycaenesthes lycaenina villosina Fruhstorfer, 1923
  • Lycaenesthes lycaenina miya Fruhstorfer, 1916

Anthene lycaenina, the pointed ciliate blue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family found in Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Cajetan Felder in 1868.

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