Anthene kikuyu, the Kikuyu ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mauritania, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, central and western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry savanna. Adults of both sexes are often attracted to the flowers of Acacia species. The larvae feed on the young terminal shoots of , Acacia stenocarpa and Dichrostachys species. They are associated with ants of the genus Crematogaster. The larvae are very dark green and very hairy.
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| - Anthene kikuyu, the Kikuyu ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mauritania, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, central and western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry savanna. Adults of both sexes are often attracted to the flowers of Acacia species. The larvae feed on the young terminal shoots of , Acacia stenocarpa and Dichrostachys species. They are associated with ants of the genus Crematogaster. The larvae are very dark green and very hairy. (en)
- Anthene kikuyu är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Bethune-Baker 1910. Anthene kikuyu ingår i släktet Anthene och familjen juvelvingar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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| - *Lycaenesthes otacilia var. kikuyu (Bethune-Baker, 1910)
*Anthene kikuyu (en)
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| - Anthene kikuyu, the Kikuyu ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mauritania, Ghana, Nigeria, Uganda, central and western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of dry savanna. Adults of both sexes are often attracted to the flowers of Acacia species. The larvae feed on the young terminal shoots of , Acacia stenocarpa and Dichrostachys species. They are associated with ants of the genus Crematogaster. The larvae are very dark green and very hairy. (en)
- Anthene kikuyu är en fjärilsart som beskrevs av Bethune-Baker 1910. Anthene kikuyu ingår i släktet Anthene och familjen juvelvingar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
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