Pentila occidentalium

Pentila occidentalium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species:
P. occidentalium
Binomial name
Pentila occidentalium
Synonyms
  • Pentila occidentalum immaculata Suffert, 1904
  • Pentila occidentalum ab. congoana Strand, 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

  • Pentila occidentalium occidentalium (southern Nigeria, Cameroon)
  • Pentila occidentalium gabunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 (Equatorial Guinea, Gabon)

References

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  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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