Pentila phidia

Pentila phidia
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species: P. phidia
Binomial name
Pentila phidia
Hewitson, 1874[1]
Synonyms
  • Tingra nunu Karsch, 1893

Pentila phidia, the Ghana pentila, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in central and eastern Ivory Coast, Ghana and Togo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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  1. Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina


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