Pentila bitje

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Pentila bitje
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Pentila
Species:
P. bitje
Binomial name
Pentila bitje

Pentila bitje is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in southern Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

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<i>Pentila hewitsoni</i> Species of butterfly

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References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (September 4, 2018). "Pentila bitje Druce, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-22.


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