Anthene pitmani

Pitman's hairtail
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Anthene
Species:	A. pitmani
Binomial name
	Anthene pitmani; Stempffer, 1936
Synonyms
	Anthene (Anthene) pitmani;

Anthene pitmani, the Pitman's hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya.^[3] The habitat consists of savanna.

The larvae feed on the young shoots of Acacia abyssinica, Acacia lahai, Acacia stenocarpa and Dichrostachys species. They are associated with the ant species Crematogaster gerstaeckeri.

Subspecies

Anthene pitmani pitmani (central, western and northern Kenya, Ethiopia)
Anthene pitmani somalina Stempffer, 1936 (Somalia)

References

^ Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Anthene pitmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160177A5354074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160177A5354074.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-07.

This Lycaenesthini-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Anthene pitmani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160177A5354074. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160177A5354074.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[2] Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera

[ATBUT-3] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-07.

[1]