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Pentila occidentalium

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Pentila occidentalium
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P. occidentalium
Binomial name
Pentila occidentalium
Synonyms
  • Pentila occidentalum immaculata Suffert, 1904
  • Pentila occidentalum ab. congoana Strand, 1918

Pentila occidentalium, the unmarked red pentila, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.[2]

Subspecies

  • Pentila occidentalium occidentalium (southern Nigeria, Cameroon)
  • Pentila occidentalium gabunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 (Equatorial Guinea, Gabon)

References

  1. ^ Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina