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Anthene pitmani (Pitman's Ciliate Blue)

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Anthene pitmani, Pitman’s Hairtail, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. The habitat consists of savanna. The larvae feed on the young shoots of Acacia abyssinica, Acacia lahai, Acacia stenocarpa and Dichrostachys species. They are associated with the ant species Crematogaster gerstaeckeri. The larvae are dark yellow-green with diagonal yellow lateral stripes and a yellow edging around the collar.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0