Anthene definita definita - Common hairtail

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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Buffelskloof Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Species details:

Notes:
Distribution: Widespread in tropical Africa and South Africa.
Related plant families:
Related plant genera:
CrassulaceaeKalanchoe (Larval foodplant)
Related plant species:
MelianthaceaeBersama abyssinica (Larval foodplant)
SapindaceaeAllophylus africanus (Larval foodplant)
Literature: Henning, G.A., Pringle, E.L.L. & Ball, J.B. (1994), Pennington's Butterflies of Southern Africa, Struik Winchester, Cape Town, p. 509.
Woodhall, S. (2005), Field guide to Butterflies of South Africa, Struik Publishers, Cape Town, p. 246.
Williams, M,C. (2008), Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical Region, Lycaenidae subfamily Lycaeninae-Polymomatinae, p. 22, Online Encyclopaedia.

Copyright: The Rwanda flora team, 2024-25

The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths: Anthene definita definita.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/insect-display.php?insect_species_id=403610, retrieved 9 July 2025

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