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Western Cream Pentila

Pentila picena Hewitson 1874

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Pentila picena

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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).[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults feed on extrafloral nectaries on tendrils, including bamboo nectaries.

Subspecies

  • Pentila picena picena (Ivory Coast, Ghana)
  • Pentila picena catori Bethune-Baker, 1906 (central Nigeria)
  • Pentila picena cydaria (Grose-Smith, 1898) (Ghana, southern and western Nigeria)

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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.
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Pentila picena: Brief Summary

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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.

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