Biology:Pentila hewitsoni
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pentila |
| Species: | P. hewitsoni
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Pentila hewitsoni, the Hewitson's cream pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of deep forests.
Adults are attracted to Marantochloa tendrils, feeding from extrafloral nectaries.
Subspecies
- Pentila hewitsoni hewitsoni (Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria)
- Pentila hewitsoni limbata (Holland, 1893) (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala)
References
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- ↑ Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_pentilina.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q13488933 entry
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