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Anthene amarah (Black-striped hairtail)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Ecdysozoa > Panarthropoda > Tritocerebra > Phylum: Arthopoda > Mandibulata > Atelocerata > Panhexapoda > Hexapoda > Insecta (insects) > Dicondyla > Pterygota > Metapterygota > Neoptera > Eumetabola > Holometabola > Panorpida > Amphiesmenoptera > Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies) > Glossata > Coelolepida > Myoglossata > Neolepidoptera > Heteroneura > Ditrysia > Apoditrysia > Obtectomera > Macrolepidoptera > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > Superfamily: Papilionoidea > Family: Lycaenidae > Subfamily: Polyommatinae > Tribe: Lycaenesthini > Genus: Anthene

Anthene amarah (Black-striped hairtail) Anthene amarah (Black-striped hairtail)

Anthene amarah (Black-striped hairtail) male, White Elephant Lodge. [photo Steve Woodhall ©]

Anthene amarah (Black-striped hairtail), Mkuze Game Reserve, South Africa. [photo Johan van Rensburg ©]