Pentila pseudorotha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species:
P. pseudorotha
Binomial name
Pentila pseudorotha
Stempffer & Bennett, 1961[1]

Pentila pseudorotha, the large-spotted red pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon.[2]

Adults feed on nectar from tendrils.

References

  1. Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-24.


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