Pentila cloetensi

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Pentila cloetensi
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Pentila
Species:
P. cloetensi
Binomial name
Pentila cloetensi
Synonyms
  • Pentila elfriedaSuffert, 1904
  • Pentila aspasia albidaHawker-Smith, 1933
  • Pentila cloetensi ab. elfriedanaStrand, 1918
  • Pentila aspasiaGrünberg, 1910
  • Pentila cataugaRebel, 1914
  • Pentila auga congoensisJoicey and Talbot, 1921
  • Pentila cloetensi ueleensisStempffer and Bennett, 1961
  • Pentila cloetensi ab. latefasciaDufrane, 1953
  • Pentila lucayensisSchultze, 1923

Pentila cloetensi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are on wing in November and December.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-22.


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