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Pentila tropicalis

Synonyms: Tingra tropicalis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Tropical Pentila or Spotted Buff (Phalanta eurytis) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in eastern Africa. The wingspan is 29–38 mm for males and 34–44 mm for females. Subspecies tropicalis has two generations per year, with adults on wing in October and November and from January to April. Subspecies fuscipunctata has continuous broods from November to April. The larvae feed on Cyanobacteria species.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0