Pentila preussi
Species of butterfly
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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.
| Pentila preussi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pentila |
| Species: | P. preussi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentila preussi Staudinger, 1888[1] | |
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Subspecies
- Pentila preussi preussi (Guinea, Sierra Leone, western Ivory Coast)
- Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963 (Senegal, coast of Guinea)
