Micropentila brunnea

Micropentila brunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Micropentila
Species: M. brunnea
Binomial name
Micropentila brunnea
(Kirby, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lucia brunnea Kirby, 1887

Micropentila brunnea, the Brown Dots, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

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