Pentila tachyroides

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Pentila tachyroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species: P. tachyroides
Binomial name
Pentila tachyroides
Dewitz, 1879[1]
Synonyms
  • Tingra mylothrina Butler, 1888
  • Pentila tochyroides roidesta Suffert, 1904

Pentila tachyroides, the Mylothrid Pentila, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults are on wing in November and December.

Subspecies

  • Pentila tachyroides tachyroides (southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)
  • Pentila tachyroides isiro Berger, 1981 (Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongala, Uele, Ituri, Kivu, Tshuapa, Equateur and Sankuru)

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