Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pentila | |
Pentila swynnertoni, the Swynnerton's buff, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have been recorded on wing in February.
The larvae feed on algae (cyanobacteria) growing on trees.
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