Pentila rogersi, or Rogers' pentila, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1907. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of coastal forests and lowland forests at altitudes ranging from sea level to 900 metres.

Subspecies

  • Pentila rogersi rogersi (coast of Kenya, coast of Tanzania)
  • Pentila rogersi parapetreia Rebel, 1908 (Tanzania: north-east to the Uluguru and Usambara mountains)

References

  1. ^ Savela, Markku (September 4, 2018). "Pentila rogersi (Druce, 1907)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-24.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentila_rogersi
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