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Pentila maculata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pentila

Pentila maculata

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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