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Anthene definita definita - Common hairtail
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Photo(s): Bart Wursten, Buffelskloof Nature Reserve, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
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| Distribution: | Widespread in tropical Africa and South Africa. | ||||||||
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| 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. |
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