Pentila nigeriana
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Pentila nigeriana, the Nigerian red pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults of both sexes feed from extrafloral nectaries on bamboo and vines.
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- ^ Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1961
- Poritiinae
- Endemic fauna of Nigeria
- Butterflies of Africa
- Poritiinae stubs