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{{Taxobox
| name = Anthene hobleyi
| name= Hobley's hairtail
| image = Lycaenesthes hobleyi.JPG
| image = Anthene hobleyi.jpg
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| taxon = Anthene hobleyi
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
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| authority = ([[Sheffield Airey Neave|Neave]], 1904)<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/anthene/index.html ''Anthene''] at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera</ref>
| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
| classis = [[Insect]]a
| ordo = [[Lepidoptera]]
| familia = [[Lycaenidae]]
| genus = ''[[Anthene]]''
| species = '''''A. hobleyi'''''
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| binomial = ''Anthene hobleyi''
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| binomial_authority = (Neave, 1904)<ref>[http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/anthene/index.html ''Anthene''], funet.fi</ref>
| synonyms =
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*''Lycaenesthes hobleyi'' <small>Neave, 1904</small>
*''Lycaenesthes hobleyi'' <small>Neave, 1904</small>
*''Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi''
*''Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi''
*''Lycaenesthes pauperula var. elgonensis'' <small>Aurivillius, 1925</small>
*''Lycaenesthes pauperula'' var. ''elgonensis'' <small>Aurivillius, 1925</small>
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'''''Anthene hobleyi''''', '''Hobley’s Hairtail''', is a [[butterfly]] in the [[Lycaenidae]] family. It is found in the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]], [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], north-eastern [[Zambia]] and possibly [[Rwanda]] and [[Burundi]].<ref name=ATBUT>[http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_lycaenesthini.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini]</ref> The habitat consists of semi-montane and montane forests.
'''''Anthene hobleyi''''', the '''Hobley's hairtail''', is a [[butterfly]] in the family [[Lycaenidae]]. It is found in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], north-eastern [[Zambia]] and possibly [[Rwanda]] and [[Burundi]].<ref name=ATBUT>{{Cite web |url=http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_lycaenesthini.doc |title=Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini |access-date=2012-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219145458/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_lycaenesthini.doc |archive-date=2015-02-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The habitat consists of semi-montane and montane forests.


==Subspecies==
==Subspecies==
*''Anthene hobleyi hobleyi'' (central Kenya)
*''A. h. hobleyi'' (central Kenya)
*''Anthene hobleyi elgonensis'' <small>(Aurivillius, 1925)</small> (eastern Uganda, western Kenya)
*''A. h. elgonensis'' <small>(Aurivillius, 1925)</small> (eastern Uganda, western Kenya)
*''Anthene hobleyi kigezi'' <small>Stempffer, 1961</small> (Democratic Republic of Congo: north-east to North Kivu and possibly Shaba, Uganda (south-east), possibly Rwanda and Burundi)
*''A. h. kigezi'' <small>Stempffer, 1961</small> (Democratic Republic of the Congo: north-east to North Kivu and possibly Shaba, Uganda (south-east), possibly Rwanda and Burundi)
*''Anthene hobleyi teita'' <small>Stempffer, 1961</small> (Kenya: south-east to the Teita Hills)
*''A. h. teita'' <small>Stempffer, 1961</small> (Kenya: south-east to the Teita Hills)
*''Anthene hobleyi ufipa'' <small>Kielland, 1990</small> (Tanzania: Ufipa, Usambara and Kigoma regions)
*''A. h. ufipa'' <small>Kielland, 1990</small> (Tanzania: Ufipa, Usambara and Kigoma regions)


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Hobley's hairtail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Anthene
Species:
A. hobleyi
Binomial name
Anthene hobleyi
(Neave, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaenesthes hobleyi Neave, 1904
  • Anthene (Anthene) hobleyi
  • Lycaenesthes pauperula var. elgonensis Aurivillius, 1925

Anthene hobleyi, the Hobley's hairtail, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, north-eastern Zambia and possibly Rwanda and Burundi.[2] The habitat consists of semi-montane and montane forests.

Subspecies

  • A. h. hobleyi (central Kenya)
  • A. h. elgonensis (Aurivillius, 1925) (eastern Uganda, western Kenya)
  • A. h. kigezi Stempffer, 1961 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: north-east to North Kivu and possibly Shaba, Uganda (south-east), possibly Rwanda and Burundi)
  • A. h. teita Stempffer, 1961 (Kenya: south-east to the Teita Hills)
  • A. h. ufipa Kielland, 1990 (Tanzania: Ufipa, Usambara and Kigoma regions)

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Anthene hobleyi.
  1. ^ Anthene at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini". Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2012-09-05.


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