Pentila hewitsoni

Pentila hewitsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species: P. hewitsoni
Binomial name
Pentila hewitsoni
(Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tingra hewitsoni Grose-Smith and Kirby, 1887
  • Tingra laura Kirby, 1890
  • Pentila laura
  • Tingra limbata Holland, 1893

Pentila hewitsoni, Hewitson’s Cream Pentila, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of deep forests.

Adults are attracted to Marantochloa tendrils, feeding from extra-floral nectaries.

Subspecies

References

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