Pentila preussi

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Pentila preussi
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P. preussi
Binomial name
Pentila preussi
Synonyms
  • Pseuderesia paucipunctata Kirby, 1890
  • Tingra lunaris Weymer, 1892

Pentila preussi, the ochreous red pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast.[2] Their habitat consists primarily of drier forests.

Subspecies[]

  • Pentila preussi preussi (Guinea, Sierra Leone, western Ivory Coast)
  • Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963 (Senegal, coast of Guinea)

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 2012-09-22.


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