''Anthene phoenicis'', Karsch's ciliate blue, is a
butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern
Senegal,
Sierra Leone,
Burkina Faso,
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...
,
Ghana,
Togo, southern
Nigeria and
Cameroon.
The habitat consists of forests.
Adult males
mud-puddle.
References
Butterflies described in 1893
phoenicis
Butterflies of Africa
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