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

Pentila petreoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species:
P. petreoides
Binomial name
Pentila petreoides

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 2012-09-24.