Biology:Pentila swynnertoni
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Pentila swynnertoni | |
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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. swynnertoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentila swynnertoni Stempffer & Bennett, 1961[1]
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Pentila swynnertoni, the Swynnerton's buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have been recorded on wing in February.
The larvae feed on algae (cyanobacteria) growing on trees.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pentila swynnertoni. |
- ↑ Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_pentilina.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q7165229 entry
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