Pentila nigeriana
| Pentila nigeriana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pentila |
| Species: | P. nigeriana |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentila nigeriana Stempffer & Bennett, 1961[1] | |
Pentila nigeriana, the Nigerian red pentila, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults of both sexes feed from extrafloral nectaries on bamboo and vines.
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pentila nigeriana. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Pentila nigeriana |
- ↑ Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/18/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.