Hodson's hairtail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Anthene |
Species: | A. hodsoni
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Binomial name | |
Anthene hodsoni | |
Synonyms | |
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Anthene hodsoni, the Hodson's hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya. [2] The habitat consists of savanna.
The larvae feed on Acacia drepanolobium from within galls. The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Pheidole.
Hodson's hairtail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Anthene |
Species: | A. hodsoni
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Binomial name | |
Anthene hodsoni | |
Synonyms | |
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Anthene hodsoni, the Hodson's hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya. [2] The habitat consists of savanna.
The larvae feed on Acacia drepanolobium from within galls. The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Pheidole.