Pentila petreia explained

Pentila petreia, the common red pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, central Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin and western Nigeria.[1] The habitat consists of dense forests.

Adults feed from extrafloral nectaries.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina . 2012-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202095926/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_pentilina.doc . 2014-02-02 . dead .

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