Pentila preussi

Pentila preussi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species: P. preussi
Binomial name
Pentila preussi
Staudinger, 1888[1]
Synonyms
  • Pseuderesia paucipunctata Kirby, 1890
  • Tingra lunaris Weymer, 1892

Pentila preussi, the ochreous red pentila, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast.[2] The habitat consists of drier forests.

Subspecies

References

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  1. Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina


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