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Pteroteinon laterculus

(Pteroteinon laterculus)

Description

Pteroteinon laterculus, the brown-winged red-eye, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the western part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and possibly Sierra Leone. The habitat consists of dense forests.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Hesperiidae
Genus:Pteroteinon
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