Anthene definita definita - Common hairtail

Images: Click on each image to see a larger version

Anthene definita

Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Buffelskloof Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Species details:

Note:
Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa and South Africa.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
CrassulaceaeKalanchoe (Larval foodplant)
Related plant species:
AnacardiaceaeMangifera indica (Larval foodplant)
Fabaceae subfamily MimosoideaeAcacia karroo (Larval foodplant)
MelianthaceaeBersama abyssinica (Larval foodplant)
MyricaceaeMyrica serrata (Larval foodplant)
SapindaceaeAllophylus africanus (Larval foodplant)
SapindaceaePappea capensis (Larval foodplant)
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 509.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 246.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Lycaenidae subfamily Lycaeninae-Polymomatinae, p. 22, Online Encyclopaedia.

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Anthene definita definita.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403610, retrieved 29 March 2024

Site software last modified: 7 February 2018 12:03am
Terms of use