Micropentila victoriae

Micropentila victoriae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Micropentila
Species: M. victoriae
Binomial name
Micropentila victoriae
Stempffer & Bennett, 1965[1]

Micropentila victoriae, the Victoria Dots, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Ituri and North Kivu), Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

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