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The Pale Hairtail or Butler's Ciliate Blue (''Anthene butleri'') is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from South Africa to Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. In South Africa it is found in coastal lowland forest in KwaZulu-Natal, from the coast to Kosi Bay, inland across the Makathini Flats. The wingspan is 23–28 mm for males and 25–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round, with a peak in the warmer months.〔Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Cape Town: Struik Publishers, 2005.〕 The larvae feed on ''Kalanchoe crenata'', ''Kalanchoe lugardii'' and ''Cotyledon'' species, including ''Cotyledon orbiculata'' . ==Subspecies== *''Anthene butleri butleri'' (Ethiopia, southern Sudan, northern Uganda, north-west Kenya) *''Anthene butleri arabicus'' Gabriel, 1954 (Yemen) *''Anthene butleri galla'' Stempffer, 1947 (northern Kenya, southern Ethiopia) *''Anthene butleri livida'' (Trimen, 1881) (Cape, Orange Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Transvaal, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania) *''Anthene butleri stempfferi'' Storace, 1954 (Kenya: central to the Teita Hills, Tanzania) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anthene butleri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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