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Micropentila adelgunda

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Micropentila adelgunda
In Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Micropentila
Species:
M. adelgunda
Binomial name
Micropentila adelgunda
Synonyms
  • Teriomima adelgunda Staudinger, 1892

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).[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

References

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  1. ^ Micropentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina