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''Anthene rubricinctus'', the Indigo Ciliate Blue, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.〔(Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini )〕 The habitat consists of forest, especially stream banks. Adults of both sexes are attracted to flowers and males sometimes mud-puddle. The larvae feed on the flowers of ''Pterocarpus esculenta''. ==Subspecies== *''Anthene rubricinctus rubricinctus'' (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: west, east and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Kivu, Tshuapa, Equateur and Sankuru) *''Anthene rubricinctus anadema'' (Druce, 1905) (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo: south to Shaba, Tanzania, Malawi, northern Zambia) *''Anthene rubricinctus jeanneli'' Stempffer, 1961 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, northern 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 rubricinctus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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