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Pentila
''Pentila'' is a genus of butterflies, commonly called pentilas or buffs, in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropics. For other butterflies called buffs, see genus ''Baliochila''. Species Listed alphabetically: *'' Pentila abraxas'' Westwood, 1852 *''Pentila alba'' Dewitz, 1886 *''Pentila amenaida'' Hewitson, 1873 *''Pentila amenaidoides'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Pentila auga'' Karsch, 1895 *''Pentila bennetti'' Collins & Larsen, 2003 *'' Pentila bitje'' Druce, 1910 *''Pentila camerunica'' Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 *'' Pentila carcassoni'' Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 *'' Pentila christina'' Suffert, 1904 *'' Pentila cloetensi'' Aurivillius, 1898 *''Pentila condamini'' Stempffer, 1963 *''Pentila fallax'' Bethune-Baker, 1915 *''Pentila fidonioides'' Schultze, 1923 *'' Pentila glagoessa'' (Holland, 1893) *'' Pentila hewitsoni'' (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887) *'' Pentila inconspicua'' Druce, 1910 – inconspicuous pentila *''Pentila landbecki'' Stempff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentila Pauli
''Pentila pauli'', the Paul's buff, Paul's pentila or spotted pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of deciduous woodland and forest margins. The larvae feed on very dark, blue-green (black) algae (cyanobacteria) growing on tree trunks. Subspecies *''P. p. pauli'' (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, western Cameroon) *''P. p. abri'' Collins & Larsen, 2001 (south-eastern Senegal, western Guinea) *''P. p. alberta'' Hulstaert, 1924 (western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Tanganika) *''P. p. benguellana'' Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 (Angola: Benguella and Bihe districts) *''P. p. clarensis'' Neave, 1903 (Uganda, western Keny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentila Maculata
''Pentila maculata'', the multi-spot pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in .... The habitat consists of forests. Subspecies *''Pentila maculata maculata'' (Nigeria: from Lagos to the Cross River loop, western Cameroon) *''Pentila maculata pardalena'' Druce, 1910 (Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Bioko and Mbini, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mayumbe, Haut-Uele and Tshopo) *''Pentila maculata subochracea'' Hawker-Smith, 1933 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru, Tshopo, Bas-Uele and West Kivu) References Butterflies described in 1887 Poritiinae Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by William Forsell Kirby< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentila Cloetensi
''Pentila cloetensi'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ..., the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests. Adults are on wing in November and December. Subspecies *''P. c. cloetensi'' (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Bas-Uele, Equateur, Kasai, Sankuru and Lualaba) *''P. c. albida'' Hawker-Smith, 1933 (Uganda: forested areas except the Bwamba Valley, north-western Tanzania) *''P. c. aspasia'' Grünberg, 1910 (southern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea) *''P. c. catauga'' Rebel, 1914 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Haut-Uele, Ituri and North Kivu, Uganda: west to the Bwamba Valle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentila Occidentalium
''Pentila occidentalium'', the unmarked red pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ... and Gabon. Subspecies *''Pentila occidentalium occidentalium'' (southern Nigeria, Cameroon) *''Pentila occidentalium gabunica'' Stempffer & Bennett, 1961 (Equatorial Guinea, Gabon) References Butterflies described in 1899 Poritiinae Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius {{Poritiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentila Hewitsoni
''Pentila hewitsoni'', the Hewitson's cream pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of deep forests. Adults are attracted to '' Marantochloa'' tendrils, feeding from extrafloral nectaries Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries or nectarines, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualist .... Subspecies *''Pentila hewitsoni hewitsoni'' (Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria) *''Pentila hewitsoni limbata'' (Holland, 1893) (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala) References Butterflies described in 1887 Poritiinae Taxa named by Henley Grose-Smith Taxa named by William Forsell Kirby Butterflies of Africa {{P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is .... The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1851 Poritiinae {{Poritiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentila Amenaida
''Pentila amenaida'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Angola. References Butterflies described in 1873 Poritiinae Endemic fauna of Angola Butterflies of Africa Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson {{Poritiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentila Christina
''Pentila christina'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ... (Ituri and North Kivu). References Butterflies described in 1904 Poritiinae {{Poritiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentila Auga
''Pentila auga'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Cameroon. References Butterflies described in 1895 Poritiinae Endemic fauna of Cameroon Butterflies of Africa {{Poritiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentila Nero
''Pentila nero'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Republic of the Congo and possibly Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th .... The habitat consists of forests. References Endemic fauna of the Republic of the Congo Butterflies described in 1894 Poritiinae Butterflies of Africa {{Poritiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentila Inconspicua
''Pentila inconspicua'', the inconspicuous pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in southern Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Mongala, Haut-Uele, Ituri, North Kivu, Tshopo, Equateur, Kinshasa, Sankuru and Lualaba), Uganda, western Kenya and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands ... (west to Kigoma and bordering areas of Mpanda). The habitat consists of primary forests. References Butterflies described in 1910 Poritiinae {{Poritiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentila Bitje
''Pentila bitje'' is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in southern Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th ..., the Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea. The habitat consists of forests. References Butterflies described in 1910 Poritiinae {{Poritiinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |