| Micropentila nigeriana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Micropentila |
| Species: | M. nigeriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Micropentila nigeriana | |
Micropentila nigeriana, the Nigerian dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria (west and Cross River loop). [2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
Micropentila is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, endemic to the Afrotropics.
Pilodeudorix aruma, the small red playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Iridana nigeriana, the Nigerian sapphire gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern and eastern Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
Pentila nigeriana, the Nigerian red pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests.
Micropentila adelgitha, the common dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri). The habitat consists of primary forests.
Micropentila adelgunda, the large dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and possibly Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kinshasa). The habitat consists of primary forests.
Micropentila bitjeana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Bitje in Cameroon. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Micropentila brunnea, the brown dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Micropentila bunyoro is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Micropentila cingulum is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and Gabon. The habitat consists of primary forests.
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 fuscula, the banded dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon. Its habitat consists of primary forests.
Micropentila galenides is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon. 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 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.
Eresiomera nigeriana, the Nigerian pearly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria. The habitat consists of forests.
3. https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Micropentila_nigeriana