Pentila pseudorotha

Pentila pseudorotha
Scientific classification
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 Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria and Cameroon.[2]

Adults feed on nectar from tendrils.

References

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  1. Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina


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