Pentila swynnertoni
Pentila swynnertoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Pentila |
Species: | P. swynnertoni |
Binomial name | |
Pentila swynnertoni Stempffer & Bennett, 1961[1] | |
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Pentila swynnertoni, Swynnerton’s Buff, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults have been recorded on wing in February.
The larvae feed on algae (Cyanophyta) growing on trees.
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