Pentila rogersi

Pentila rogersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pentila
Species: P. rogersi
Binomial name
Pentila rogersi
(Druce, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Telipna rogersi Druce, 1907
  • Pentila parapetreia Rebel, 1908
  • Pentila parapetreia var. derema Strand, 1911

Pentila rogersi, the Rogers' pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests and lowland forests at altitudes ranging from sea level to 900 metres.

Subspecies

  • Pentila rogersi rogersi (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania)
  • Pentila rogersi parapetreia Rebel, 1908 (Tanzania: north-east to the Uluguru and Usambara mountains)

References

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


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