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Taxonavigation
Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Pentilina
Genus: Pentila
Species: Pentila rotha
Subspecies: (2) per Williams, 2007.
P. r. marianna –
P. r. rotha
Name
Pentila rotha Hewitson, 1873.
Type locality: Gabon: “Gaboon”.
Holotype: ♂ BMNH, (Ansell).
Synonymy
References
- Hewitson, W.C. 1852–1877. Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies, selected chiefly from the collections of Saunders & Hewitson. London, van Voorst. 5 volumes. 1; 2; 3; 4; 5. Reference page.
- Stempffer, H. & Bennett, N.H. 1961. Revision du genre Pentila Westwood (Lep. Lycaenidae). Bulletin de l’Institut Francais d’Afrique Noire (A) 23: 1098–1211. Reference page.
- Stempffer, H. 1967. The genera of the African Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera: Rhopalocera). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), entomology. Supplement 10: 322pp, 1pl. BHL Reference page.
- Williams, M.C. 2007. Checklist of Afrotropical Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea. 7th Edn. (April 2007). Downloaded from Afrotropical Butterflies. Reference page.