Pentila preussi

Updated on Dec 26, 2024

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

Similar Pentila abraxas, Pentila pauli, Pentila

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

Subspecies

Pentila preussi preussi (Guinea, Sierra Leone, western Ivory Coast)

Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963 (Senegal, coast of Guinea)

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