Pentila alba

Pentila alba is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Haut-Uele, North Kivu, Sankuru and Lualaba), Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Pentila alba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species:
P. alba
Binomial name
Pentila alba
Dewitz, 1886[1]

Adults are on wing in December and January.

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 2012-09-23.


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