Summary ²

Anthene lycaenina, the pointed ciliate blue, is a small butterfly found in India that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family found in Indomalayan realm. The species was first described by Cajetan Felder in 1868.

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1. (c) Shriram Bhakare, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shriram Bhakare
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthene_lycaenina_lycaenina

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