Pteroteinon pruna

Pteroteinon pruna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Pteroteinon
Species:
P. pruna
Binomial name
Pteroteinon pruna
Evans, 1937[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pteroteinon pruna subsp. pruna
  • Pteroteinon pruna subsp. reali Berger, 1962

Pteroteinon pruna, commonly known as Evans' red-eye, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[3] The habitat consists of riverine forests.

References

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  1. ^ Pteroteinon at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Pteroteinon pruna". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  3. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae


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