Anthene
Anthene is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, commonly called the ciliate blues or hairtails. The genus was erected by Edward Doubleday in 1847.Listed alphabetically within subgenera:
- Subgenus Anthene Doubleday, 1847
- *Anthene abruptus
- *Anthene afra
- *Anthene alberta
- *Anthene amarah – black-striped hairtail
- *Anthene arnoldi
- *Anthene arora Larsen, 1983
- *Anthene atewa Larsen & Collins, 1998
- *Anthene aurobrunnea
- *Anthene bakeri
- *Anthene barnesi Stevenson, 1940
- *Anthene bipuncta
- *Anthene bjoernstadi Collins & Larsen, 1991
- *Anthene buchholzi
- *Anthene butleri – pale hairtail
- *Anthene chirinda
- *Anthene collinsi D'Abrera, 1980
- *Anthene contrastata Ungemach, 1932 – mashuna hairtail
- *Anthene crawshayi
- *Anthene definita – common hairtail
- *Anthene discimacula
- *Anthene emkopoti Larsen & Collins, 1998
- *Anthene erythropoecilus
- *Anthene flavomaculatus
- *Anthene helpsi Larsen, 1994
- *Anthene hobleyi
- *Anthene hodsoni
- *Anthene indefinita
- *Anthene irumu
- *Anthene ituria
- *Anthene janna Gabriel, 1949
- *Anthene juanitae Henning & Henning, 1993 – Juanita's hairtail
- *Anthene juba
- *Anthene kampala
- *Anthene katera Talbot, 1937
- *Anthene kersteni – Kersten's hairtail
- *Anthene kikuyu
- *Anthene lachares
- *Anthene larydas
- *Anthene lasti
- *Anthene lemnos – large hairtail
- *Anthene leptala
- *Anthene leptines
- *Anthene levis
- *Anthene ligures
- *Anthene lindae Henning & Henning, 1994 – Linda's hairtail
- *Anthene liodes – liodes hairtail
- *Anthene locuples
- *Anthene lunulata
- *Anthene lychnaptes
- *Anthene lychnides
- *Anthene lysicles
- *Anthene madibirensis
- *Anthene mahota
- *Anthene makala
- *Anthene melambrotus
- *Anthene millari – Millar's hairtail
- *Anthene minima – little hairtail
- *Anthene montana Kielland, 1990
- *Anthene mpanda Kielland, 1990
- *Anthene ngoko Stempffer, 1962
- *Anthene nigropunctata
- *Anthene onias
- *Anthene opalina Stempffer, 1946
- *Anthene otacilia – Otacilia hairtail or Trimen's ciliate blue
- *Anthene pitmani Stempffer, 1936
- *Anthene princeps – cupreous hairtail
- *Anthene pyroptera
- *Anthene radiata
- *Anthene ramnika D'Abrera, 1980
- *Anthene rhodesiana Stempffer, 1962
- *Anthene rothschildi
- *Anthene rubricinctus
- *Anthene rubrimaculata
- *Anthene rufomarginata
- *Anthene ruwenzoricus
- *Anthene saddacus
- *Anthene schoutedeni
- *Anthene scintillula
- *Anthene sheppardi Stevenson, 1940
- *Anthene starki Larsen, 2005
- *Anthene suquala
- *Anthene sylvanus
- *Anthene talboti Stempffer, 1936 – Talbot's hairtail
- *Anthene ukerewensis
- *Anthene uzungwae Kielland, 1990
- *Anthene versatilis
- *Anthene wilsoni
- *Anthene xanthopoecilus
- *Anthene zenkeri
- Subgenus Anthene Doubleday, 1847; Australasia-species group :
- *Anthene emolus – ciliate blue
- *Anthene licates
- *Anthene lycaenina – pointed ciliate blue
- *Anthene lycaenolus Tite, 1966
- *Anthene lycaenoides
- *Anthene paraffinis
- *Anthene philo Hopffer, 1874
- *Anthene seltuttus
- *Anthene villosa
- Subgenus Neurellipes Bethune-Baker, 1910 Afrotropical realm
- *Anthene aequatorialis Stempffer, 1962
- *Anthene chryseostictus
- *Anthene fulvus Stempffer, 1962
- *Anthene gemmifera
- *Anthene likouala Stempffer, 1962
- *Anthene lusones
- *Anthene staudingeri
- Subgenus Neurypexina Bethune-Baker, 1910 Afrotropical realm
- *Anthene kalinzu
- *Anthene lamprocles
- *Anthene lyzanius
- *Anthene quadricaudata
- Subgenus Triclema Karsch, 1893 Afrotropical realm
- *Anthene africana
- *Anthene coerulea
- *Anthene fasciatus
- *Anthene hades
- *Anthene inconspicua
- *Anthene inferna
- *Anthene kamilila
- *Anthene kimboza
- *Anthene krokosua
- *Anthene lacides
- *Anthene lamias
- *Anthene lucretilis
- *Anthene lutzi
- *Anthene marshalli
- *Anthene nigeriae
- *Anthene obscura
- *Anthene oculatus
- *Anthene phoenicis
- *Anthene rufoplagata
- *Anthene tisamenus
- Subgenus unknown
- *Anthene georgiadisi Larsen, 2009
