Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Micropentila | |
Micropentila adelgitha, the common dots, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri). The habitat consists of primary forests.
Adults feed from extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae species.
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