Pentila nigeriana
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| Pentila nigeriana Stempffer & Bennett, 1961[1]
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Pentila nigeriana, the Nigerian Red Pentila, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Nigeria.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
Adults of both sexes feed from extrafloral nectaries on bamboo and vines.
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