Micropentila adelgitha

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Micropentila adelgitha
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In Ghana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Micropentila
Species:
M. adelgitha
Binomial name
Micropentila adelgitha
(Hewitson, 1874) [1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena adelgithaHewitson, 1874
  • Lycaena monetaMabille, 1890

Micropentila adelgitha, the common dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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). [2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Adults feed from extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae species.

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Micropentila dorothea, the Dorothea's dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Micropentila flavopunctata, the rare brown dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. Its habitat consists of primary forests found in those countries.

Micropentila fontainei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Micropentila fulvula is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Micropentila gabunica is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Micropentila katangana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga). The habitat consists of primary forests.

Micropentila kelleana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo (Kelle). The habitat consists of primary forests.

Micropentila mpigi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Micropentila ogojae, the Ogoja dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Nigeria and the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Micropentila sankuru is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sankuru in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Micropentila souanke is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Micropentila ugandae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Micropentila victoriae, the Victoria dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.

References

  1. Micropentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina