Pentila preussi
Appearance
Pentila preussi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Pentila |
Species: | P. preussi
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Binomial name | |
Pentila preussi Staudinger, 1888[1]
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Pentila preussi, the ochreous red pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast.[2] Their habitat consists primarily of drier forests.
Subspecies[edit]
- Pentila preussi preussi (Guinea, Sierra Leone, western Ivory Coast)
- Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963 (Senegal, coast of Guinea)
References[edit]
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- ^ Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-22.