Pentila

Buff bufferflies
African Poritiinae Most of the species on this page are or have been in Pentila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Westwood, [1851]
Synonyms
  • Tingra Boisduval, 1847

Pentila is a genus of butterfly, commonly called pentilas or buffs, in the family Lycaenidae. For other buffs, see genus Baliochila. The members (species) of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropics.

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Species

Listed alphabetically.][1]

References

  1. Pentila, funet.fi
  2. Woodhall, S. Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town:Struik Publishers, 2005.
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