Pentila: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Pentila
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Pentila
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pentila
Pentila is a genus of butterflies, commonly called pentilas or buffs, in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropics. For other butterflies called buffs, see genus Baliochila.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
Child Taxa
- Pentila abraxas
- Pentila alba
- Pentila amenaida
- Pentila auga
- Pentila chyulu
- Pentila cloetensi
- Pentila fidonioides
- Pentila hedwiga
- Pentila inconspicua
- Pentila landbecki
- Pentila mesia
- Pentila nigeriana
- Pentila parapetreia
- Pentila pauli
- Pentila petreia
- Pentila phidia
- Pentila picena
- Pentila rogersi
- Pentila rondo
- Pentila rotha
- Pentila subfuscata
- Pentila subochracea
- Pentila swynnertoni
- Pentila tachyroides
- Pentila tropicalis
- Pentila umangiana
- Pentila umbra







































