Anthene sylvanus sylvanus ( Drury, 1773 )

Bivar-De-Sousa, António, Vasconcelos, Sasha, Mendes, Luís F., Larsen, Torben B., Baker, Jon & Guilherme, João L., 2016, Butterflies of Guinea-Bissau: VIII. New data, new reports, corrections and biodiversity (Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea), Zootaxa 4201 (1), pp. 1-77 : 24

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4201.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6068052
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scientific name	Anthene sylvanus sylvanus ( Drury, 1773 )
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71. Anthene sylvanus sylvanus ( Drury, 1773) View in CoL

WL: 15mm. A. sylvanus is a forest species whose nominate subspecies is known along all West African countries, from Senegal to Nigeria, and eastwards from Cameroon to Congo. The caterpillars are probably polyphagous and are associated with ants of the Pheidole and Camponotus genera.

Previous references. Regions: Without a precise location. Authors: Larsen (2005), Mendes et al. (2008).

Probable abundance and proposed status. AB: R; CS: LC.

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Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Lycaenidae
SubFamily	Polyommatinae
Genus	Anthene

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