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African Poritiinae; most of the species in this image are or have been in Pentila | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Tribe: | Liptenini |
Genus: |
Pentila Westwood, [1851] |
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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.
Listed alphabetically: [1]
Buff butterflies | |
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African Poritiinae; most of the species in this image are or have been in Pentila | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Tribe: | Liptenini |
Genus: |
Pentila Westwood, [1851] |
Synonyms | |
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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.
Listed alphabetically: [1]