Micropentila nigeriana

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Micropentila nigeriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Micropentila
Species: M. nigeriana
Binomial name
Micropentila nigeriana
Stempffer & Bennett, 1965[1]

Micropentila nigeriana, the Nigerian Dots, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ghana and Nigeria (west and Cross River loop).[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

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