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Pentila picena

(Pentila picena)

Description

Pentila picena, the western cream pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria and possibly Cameroon (the Obudu area). The habitat consists of forests. Adults feed on extrafloral nectaries on tendrils, including bamboo nectaries.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Pentila
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