Anthene definita definita - Common hairtail

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

Species details:

Notes:
Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa and South Africa.
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Related plant genera:
Related plant species:
MelianthaceaeBersama abyssinica (Larval foodplant)
SapindaceaeAllophylus africanus (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: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Anthene definita definita.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403610, retrieved 16 June 2025

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