Taxonomy of Genus Pentila Westwood, 1851
Buffs, Pentilas, Yellow Tinsels
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 4179
190570
2444470 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 3816
189502
2439455 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 3399
186457
2415487 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 1891
142849
2048615 | Families
Genera
Species |
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 322
33641
568299 | Families
Genera
Species |
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 208
32654
567261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 197
32461
565431 | Families
Genera
Species | | Division | Ditrysia
Borner, 1925
Butterflies, Moths, Skippers | 186
32290
560864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 74
20388
404639 | Families
Genera
Species |
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 66
18154
371101 | Families
Genera
Species |
Superfamily
| Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies | 13
3266
144998 | Families
Genera
Species | | Family | Lycaenidae
Leach, 1815
And blues, Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers | 1005
38169 | Genera
Species | | Subfamily | Poritiinae
Doherty, 1886
| 63
2334 | Genera
Species | | Tribe | Liptenini
Röber, 1892
| 53
2047 | Genera
Species | | Subtribe | Pentilina
| 7
559 | Genera
Species | | Genus | Pentila
Westwood, 1851
Buffs, Pentilas, Yellow Tinsels | 253 | Species |
Subnodes of Pentila Westwood, 1851 | Species | Pentila abraxas Westwood, 1851
Three-dot Pentila | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila abraxus
| | | | Species | Pentila affixa Schultze & Aurivillius, 1910
| | | | Species | Pentila alba Dewitz, 1886
| | | | Species | Pentila alberta Hulstaert, 1924
| | | | Species | Pentila albida Hawker-Smith, 1933
| | | | Species | Pentila amaenaidoides Holland, 1893
| | | | Species | Pentila amenaida Hewitson, 1873
| 8 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila amenaidana Strand, 1911
| | | | Species | Pentila amenaidoides Holland, 1893
| | | | Species | Pentila aspasia Grünberg, 1910 ⇒ Pentila condamini
| 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila auga Karsch, 1895
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila batesi
| | | | Species | Pentila benguellana Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
| | | | Species | Pentila bennetti Collins & Larsen, 2003
| | | | Species | Pentila bertha Smith & Kirby, 1894
| | | | Species | Pentila bitje Druce, 1910
| | | | Species | Pentila camerunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
Cameroon Cream Pentila | | | | Species | Pentila carcassoni Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
| | | | Species | Pentila carnuta Hewitson, 1873
| | | | Species | Pentila cataractae Stevenson, 1940
| | | | Species | Pentila catauga Aurivillius, 1898 ⇒ Pentila condamini
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila catori Hewitson, 1874 ⇒ Pentila picena
Western Cream Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila christina Suffert, 1904
| | | | Species | Pentila chyulu Van Someren, 1939
| | | | Species | Pentila chyuluensis van Someren, 1939
| | | | Species | Pentila clarensis Neave, 1903 ⇒ Pentila pauli
Paul´s Buff, Paul´s Pentila, Spotted Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila cloetensi Aurivillius, 1897
| 8 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963
Condamin´s Red Pentila | | | | Species | Pentila congoana Strand, 1918
| | | | Species | Pentila congoensis Joicey & Talbot, 1821
| | | | Species | Pentila connectens Hulstaert, 1924
| | | | Species | Pentila connecteus
| | | | Species | Pentila cydaria Grose-Smith, 1898
| | | | Species | Pentila dama Suffert, 1904
| | | | Species | Pentila derema Strand, 1911
| | | | Species | Pentila ducarmei Libert, 2019
| | | | Species | Pentila durbania Bethune-Baker, 1915
| | | | Species | Pentila eleaza Hewitson, 1873
| | | | Species | Pentila elfrieda Suffert, 1904 ⇒ Pentila condamini
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila elfriedana Strand, 1918
| | | | Species | Pentila elisabetha Hulstaert, 1924
| | | | Species | Pentila elisabethae
| | | | Species | Pentila elpinice Grünberg, 1911 ⇒ Pentila mesia
Multi-spot Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila emarginata Hawker-Smith, 1933
| | | | Species | Pentila evander Cramer, 1782
| | | | Species | Pentila evanescens Kirby, 1887
| | | | Species | Pentila fallax Bethune-Baker, 1915
| | | | Species | Pentila fayei Stempffer, 1963
| | | | Species | Pentila ferrymani Smith & Kirby, 1891
| | | | Species | Pentila fidonioides Schultze & Aurivillius, 1910
| | | | Species | Pentila fontainei Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
| | | | Species | Pentila fumosa Schultze & Aurivillius, 0
| | | | Species | Pentila gabunica Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
| | | | Species | Pentila glagoessa Holland, 1893
Immaculate Cream Pentila | | | | Species | Pentila hedwiga Suffert, 1904 ⇒ Pentila mesia
Multi-spot Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila hewitsoni Smith & Kirby, 1887
Hewitson´s Cream Pentila | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila hewitsonii Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1887
Hewitson´s Cream Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila hiendlmayri Dewitz, 1886
| | | | Species | Pentila hybrida Libert & Collins, 2019
| | | | Species | Pentila immaculata Suffert, 1904
| | | | Species | Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910
Inconspicuous Pentila | | | | Species | Pentila jama Suffert, 1904
| | | | Species | Pentila kirbyi Aurivillius, 1895 ⇒ Ornipholidotos kirbyi
| | | | Species | Pentila landbecki Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
| | | | Species | Pentila lasti Smith & Kirby, 1889
Spotted Buff, Tropical Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila latefascia Dufrane, 1953
| | | | Species | Pentila latimargo Hawker-Smith, 1933
| | | | Species | Pentila laura Kirby, 1890 ⇒ Pentila hewitsonii
Hewitson´s Cream Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila lavinia Kirby, 1890
| | | | Species | Pentila leopardina Schultze & Aurivillius, 1910 ⇒ Pentila pauli
Paul´s Buff, Paul´s Pentila, Spotted Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila limbata Holland, 1893
| | | | Species | Pentila lucayensis Schultze & Aurivillius, 1910 ⇒ Pentila condamini
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila lunaris Weymer, 1892
| | | | Species | Pentila maculata Kirby, 1887
Multi-spot Pentila | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila mariana Suffert, 1904
| | | | Species | Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
| | | | Species | Pentila mombasae Smith & Kirby, 1889
Spotted Buff, Tropical Pentila | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila muhata Dewitz, 1886 ⇒ Ornipholidotos nigeriae
| | | | Species | Pentila multiplagata Bethune-Baker, 1908 ⇒ Pentila pauli
Paul´s Buff, Paul´s Pentila, Spotted Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila multipunctata Lathy, 1903 ⇒ Pentila pauli
Paul´s Buff, Paul´s Pentila, Spotted Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila mylothrina Butler, 1888
| | | | Species | Pentila nero Smith & Kirby, 1894
| | | | Species | Pentila nigeriana Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
Nigerian Red Pentila | | | | Species | Pentila nigribasis Hulstaert, 1924
| | | | Species | Pentila ntebi Baker, 1906 ⇒ Ornipholidotos overlaeti
| | | | Species | Pentila nunu Karsch, 1893
| | | | Species | Pentila nyassana Aurivillius, 1898
| 14 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila obsoleta Hawker-Smith, 1933
| | | | Species | Pentila occidentalium Aurivillius, 1899
Unmarked Red Pentila | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila orientalis Storace, 1949
| | | | Species | Pentila pallax
| | | | Species | Pentila paradoxa Druce, 1910
| | | | Species | Pentila parapetreia Rebel, 1908 ⇒ Pentila rondo
| | | | Species | Pentila pardalena Druce, 1910 ⇒ Pentila mesia
Multi-spot Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila paucipunctata Kirby, 1890
| | | | Species | Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Paul'S Pentila, Paul´s Buff, Paul´s Pentila | 15 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila penningtoni Riley, 1944
| | | | Species | Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874
Common Red Pentila | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila petreoides Bethune-Baker, 1915
Western Red Pentila | | | | Species | Pentila petresides
| | | | Species | Pentila peucetia Hewitson, 1866 ⇒ Ornipholidotos peucetia
| | | | Species | Pentila phidia Hewitson, 1874
Ghana Pentila | | | | Species | Pentila picena Hewitson, 1874
Western Cream Pentila | 3 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila praestans Grose-Smith, 1901
| | | | Species | Pentila preussi Staudinger, 1888
Ochreous Red Pentila | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila prodita Schultze & Aurivillius, 1910 ⇒ Pentila umbra
| 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila pseudorotha Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
Large-spotted Red Pentila | | | | Species | Pentila radiata Lathy, 1903 ⇒ Pentila pauli
Paul´s Buff, Paul´s Pentila, Spotted Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila raffertyi Collins & Libert, 2019
| | | | Species | Pentila ras Talbot, 1935
| | | | Species | Pentila rogersi Druce, 1907
Rogers´ Pentila | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila roidesta Suffert, 1904
| | | | Species | Pentila rondo Kielland, 1990
| | | | Species | Pentila rotha Hewitson, 1873
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila sanguinea Plötz, 1880
| | | | Species | Pentila schoutedeni Hawker-Smith, 1926
| | | | Species | Pentila septistrigata Bethune-Baker, 1903
| | | | Species | Pentila sigiensis Strand, 1910
| | | | Species | Pentila subfuscata Hawker-Smith, 1933
| | | | Species | Pentila subochracea Hawker-Smith, 1933 ⇒ Pentila mesia
Multi-spot Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila subundularis Staudinger, 1892
| | | | Species | Pentila swynnertoni Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
Swynnerton´s Buff | | | | Species | Pentila sylpha Kirby, 1890
| | | | Species | Pentila sylphida Staudinger, 1891
| | | | Species | Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879
Mylothrid Pentila | 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila telesippe Grünberg, 1910 ⇒ Pentila mesia
Multi-spot Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila tirza Hewitson, 1873
| | | | Species | Pentila tochyroides Suffert, 1904
| 2 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila torrida Kirby, 1887
| | | | Species | Pentila tricolora Bethune-Baker, 1915
| | | | Species | Pentila tripunctata Smith & Kirby, 1894 ⇒ Pentila bitje
Three-dot Pentila | | | | Species | Pentila tropicalis Boisduval, 1847
Spotted Buff, Spotted Pentila, Tropical Pentila | 4 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila ueleensis Stempffer & Bennett, 1961
| | | | Species | Pentila umangiana Aurivillius, 1898
| 9 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila umbra Holland, 1892
| | | | Species | Pentila umbre
| | | | Species | Pentila undina Smith & Kirby, 1894
| | | | Species | Pentila ventralis Libert, 2019
| | | | Species | Pentila vicaria Libert & Collins, 2019
| | | | Species | Pentila yaunda Karsch, 1895 ⇒ Pentila mesia
Multi-spot Pentila | 1 | Subspecies | | Species | Pentila zymna Westwood, 0
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Synonyms Native, vernacular names and spellings of Pentila | English | Buffs, Pentilas, Yellow Tinsels |
Distribution of Pentila Westwood, 1851 Angola
| Benin
| Cameroon
49 Species | Central African Republic
| Democratic Republic of the Congo
42 Species | Equatorial Guinea
| Ethiopia
| Gabon
| Ghana
| Guinea
| Ivory Coast
| Kenya
| Liberia
| Malawi
| Mozambique
| New Zealand
| Niger
| Nigeria
| Republic of the Congo
| Republic South Africa
| Rwanda
| Senegal
| Sierra Leone
| South Sudan
| Sudan
| Switzerland
| Tanzania
| Togo
| Uganda
| Zambia
| Zimbabwe
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