Pentila maculata

Pentila maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species: P. maculata
Binomial name
Pentila maculata
(Kirby, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tingra maculata Kirby, 1887
  • Pentila abraxas maculata
  • Pentila yaunda Karsch, 1895
  • Pentila hedwiga Suffert, 1904
  • Pentila telesippe Grünberg, 1910
  • Pentila elpinice Grünberg, 1910
  • Pentila pardalena Druce, 1910
  • Pentila abraxas pardalena
  • Pentila abraxas ab. affixa Schultze, 1923
  • Pentila subochracea Hawker-Smith, 1933
  • Pentila abraxas subochracea

Pentila maculata, the Multi-spot Pentila, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

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References

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