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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.
52 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Tropical Pentila
speciesPentila tropicalis
Paul's Pentila
speciesPentila pauli
Mylothrid Pentila
speciesPentila tachyroides
Pentila umangiana
speciesPentila umangiana
Pentila inconspicua
speciesPentila inconspicua
Common Red Pentila
speciesPentila petreia
Pentila cloetensi
speciesPentila cloetensi
Pentila phidia
speciesPentila phidia
Cameroon Cream Pentila
speciesPentila camerunica
Pentila alba
speciesPentila alba
Pentila hybrida
speciesPentila hybrida
Pentila rotha
speciesPentila rotha
Pentila picena
speciesPentila picena
Pentila abraxas
speciesPentila abraxas
Immaculate Cream Pentila
speciesPentila glagoessa
Pentila hewitsoni
speciesPentila hewitsoni
Pentila bitje
speciesPentila bitje
Pentila hedwiga
speciesPentila hedwiga
Pentila subochracea
speciesPentila subochracea
Pentila swynnertoni
speciesPentila swynnertoni
Pentila rondo
speciesPentila rondo
Pentila nigeriana
speciesPentila nigeriana
Pentila amenaida
speciesPentila amenaida
Pentila auga
speciesPentila auga
Pentila fidonioides
speciesPentila fidonioides
Pentila mesia
speciesPentila mesia
Pentila rogersi
speciesPentila rogersi
Pentila chyulu
speciesPentila chyulu
Pentila parapetreia
speciesPentila parapetreia
Pentila landbecki
speciesPentila landbecki
Pentila subfuscata
speciesPentila subfuscata
Pentila maculata
speciesPentila maculata
Pentila preussi
speciesPentila preussi
Pentila christina
speciesPentila christina
Pentila carcassoni
speciesPentila carcassoni
Pentila fallax
speciesPentila fallax
Condamin’s Red Pentila
speciesPentila condamini
Pentila nero
speciesPentila nero
Western Red Pentila
speciesPentila petreoides
Large-spotted Red Pentila
speciesPentila pseudorotha
Pentila torrida
speciesPentila torrida
Pentila umbra
speciesPentila umbra
Pentila vicaria
speciesPentila vicaria
Pentila ventralis
speciesPentila ventralis
Pentila schoutedeni
speciesPentila schoutedeni
Pentila raffertyi
speciesPentila raffertyi
Pentila hiendlmayri
speciesPentila hiendlmayri
Pentila ducarmei
speciesPentila ducarmei
Pentila bennetti
speciesPentila bennetti
Pentila batesi
speciesPentila batesi
Pentila amenaidoides
speciesPentila amenaidoides
Unmarked Red Pentila
speciesPentila occidentalium
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 149116.