Anthene sylvanus


Anthene sylvanus, the common indigo ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic [Republic of the Congo], Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests and dense Guinea savanna.

Subspecies

  • Anthene sylvanus sylvanus
  • Anthene sylvanus albicans
  • Anthene sylvanus niveus Stempffer, 1954