Micropentila fontainei

Micropentila fontainei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Micropentila
Species: M. fontainei
Binomial name
Micropentila fontainei
Stempffer & Bennett, 1965[1]

Micropentila fontainei is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Équateur and Sankuru) and Uganda (from the west to the Bwamba Valley).[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

References

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


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