Pentila preussi

Pentila preussi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Pentila
Species:	P. preussi
Binomial name
Pentila preussi Staudinger, 1888[1]
Synonyms
Pseuderesia paucipunctata Kirby, 1890 Tingra lunaris Weymer, 1892

Pentila preussi, the ochreous red pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast.^[2] Their habitat consists primarily of drier forests.

Subspecies

• Pentila preussi preussi (Guinea, Sierra Leone, western Ivory Coast)
• Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963 (Senegal, coast of Guinea)

References

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 2012-09-22.