Pentila maculata

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pentila

Similar Pentila pauli, Tetrarhanis, Ornipholidotos, Liptena, Pentila

Pentila maculata, the multi-spot pentila, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

Pentila maculata maculata (Nigeria: from Lagos to the Cross River loop, western Cameroon)

Pentila maculata pardalena Druce, 1910 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Bioko and Mbini, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mayumbe, Haut-Uele and Tshopo)

Pentila maculata subochracea Hawker-Smith, 1933 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru, Tshopo, Bas-Uele and West Kivu)

References

Pentila maculata Wikipedia

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