Pentila hewitsoni explained

Pentila hewitsoni, the Hewitson's cream pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1] The habitat consists of deep forests.

Adults are attracted to Marantochloa tendrils, feeding from extrafloral nectaries.

Subspecies

• Pentila hewitsoni hewitsoni (Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria)
• Pentila hewitsoni limbata (Holland, 1893) (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina . 2012-09-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095926/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_pentilina.doc . 2014-02-02 . dead .