Pentila occidentalium

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Pentila occidentalium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species:
P. occidentalium
Binomial name
Pentila occidentalium
Synonyms
  • Pentila occidentalum immaculataSuffert, 1904
  • Pentila occidentalum ab. congoanaStrand, 1918

Pentila occidentalium, the unmarked red pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. [2]

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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