Pentila rogersi
| Pentila rogersi | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pentila |
| Species: | P. rogersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentila rogersi (H. H. Druce, 1907)[1] | |
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Pentila rogersi, or Rogers' pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1907. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests and lowland forests at altitudes ranging from sea level to 900 metres.
Subspecies
- Pentila rogersi rogersi (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania)
- Pentila rogersi parapetreia Rebel, 1908 (Tanzania: north-east to the Uluguru and Usambara mountains)
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku (September 4, 2018). "Pentila rogersi (Druce, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-24.