Pentila umangiana

Pentila umangiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species: P. umangiana
Binomial name
Pentila umangiana
Aurivillius, 1898[1]
Synonyms
  • Pentila petreia connectens Hulstaert, 1924
  • Pentila prodita Schultze, 1923

Pentila umangiana is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Sudan and in Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

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References

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