Biology:Pentila occidentalium

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Pentila occidentalium
Pentila occidentalium.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species:
P. occidentalium
Binomial name
Pentila occidentalium
Aurivillius, 1899[1]
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

Wikidata ☰ Q7165217 entry