Pentila occidentalium

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Pentila occidentalium
Scientific classification
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 Lycaenidae family. 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


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