''Anthene arnoldi'', or Arnold's hairtail, is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

. The species was first described by Neville Jones in 1918."Jones, Reverend Neville (archaeology, entomology)"
''S2A3 Biographical Database of Southern African Science''. Retrieved September 29, 2019. It is found in

Zambia Zambia (), officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa, although it is typically referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most cent ...

and

Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in Southeast Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers, bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the south-west, Zambia to the north, and Mozam ...

.Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Lycaenesthini
/ref> The habitat consists of savanna woodland. Adults are on wing in summer. Adults are most commonly encountered in September and October. The species was named after Dr

George Arnold George Arnold may refer to: * George Arnold (poet) (1834–1865), American author and poet * George Arnold (bishop) (1914–1998), Canadian Anglican bishop * George Arnold (entomologist) (1881–1962), British entomologist * George Benjamin Arnold ...

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Butterflies described in 1918 Anthene {{Lycaenesthini-stub