Otacilia hairtail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. otacilia
Binomial name
Anthene otacilia
(Trimen, 1868)[2]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena otacilia Trimen, 1868
  • Lycaenesthes otacilia
  • Azanus tongidensis Bethune-Baker, 1926
  • Anthene otacilia benadirensis Stempffer, 1947

Anthene otacilia, the Otacilia hairtail or Trimen's ciliate blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae, found in Africa.[2]

Near Qudeni, KwaZulu-Natal

The wingspan is about 22–23 mm in males and 23–24 mm in females.[3]

The flight period is from September to May peaking in November and March.[3]

The larvae feed on Acacia species.[3]

Subspecies

  • Anthene otacilia otacilia (Democratic Republic of the Congo: North Kivu, Tanzania, Malawi, eastern Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, northern Namibia, Eswatini, 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)

References

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  1. ↑ Westrip, J.R.S. (2021). "Anthene otacilia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T183367509A165247851. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T183367509A165247851.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Anthene at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. 1 2 3 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.


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