Ptelina

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Ptelina
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Ptelina carnuta as Durbania carnuta figures 1,2
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Ptelina

Clench, 1965 [1]

Ptelina is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus is endemic to the Afrotropics.

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References

  1. Ptelina at funet.fi