Pentila abraxas

Pentila abraxas, the three-dot pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and western Ivory Coast.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Pentila abraxas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species:
P. abraxas
Binomial name
Pentila abraxas
(Westwood, 1851)[1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena abraxas Westwood, 1851
  • Pentila tripunctata Aurivillius, 1895

References
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  1. Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-22.


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