Anthene emolus (Godart, 1823) is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Anthene emolus (Godart, 1823)

Anthene emolus (Godart, 1823)

The ciliate blue (Anthene emolus) is a small lycaenid butterfly found in India and Southeast Asia, first described in 1823.

Family
Genus
Anthene
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Anthene emolus (Godart, 1823)

Anthene emolus, commonly known as the ciliate blue, is a small butterfly species belonging to the Lycaenidae family, also called the blues family. This species is found across India and Southeast Asia. It was first formally described by Jean-Baptiste Godart in 1823.

Photo: (c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cheongweei Gan · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Anthene

More from Lycaenidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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