Anthene lemnos, the large ciliate blue or large hairtail, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Africa. The wingspan is 27–30 mm for males and 27–31 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round, with peaks in summer and autumn. The larvae feed on Erythrococco berberidea and Erythrococco polyandra. Subspecies Anthene lemnos lemnos (KwaZulu-Natal to Mozambique and Zimbabwe, Malawi) Anthene lemnos loa (Strand, 1911) (north-eastern Tanzania and the coast of eastern Kenya) References Butterflies described in 1878 Anthene Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson