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Checklist for Genus Pentila Westwood, 1851 (Buffs)
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
80
3730
13310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
80
3727
13306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
3725
13304
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
28
2482
9917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2292
9415
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
6
401
2450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLycaenidae
Leach, 1815
Blue butterflies, Blues, Coppers, Gossamers, Gossamerwings
154
1064
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPoritiinae
Doherty, 1886
40
409
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLiptenini
Röber, 1892
39
408
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubtribePentilina
6
81
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusPentila
Westwood, 1851
Buffs, Pentilas, Yellow Tinsels
42Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
1 Genera with 42 Species
Pentila Westwood, 1895Buffs53SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
42 Species and 11 Subspecies
Pentila abraxas Westwood, 1851Three-dot Pentila
Pentila alba Dewitz, 1886
Pentila amenaida Hewitson, 1873
Pentila auga Karsch, 1895
Pentila bennetti Collins & La..., 2003
Pentila bitje Druce, 1910
Pentila camerunica Stempffer & ..., 1961Cameroon Cream Pentila
Pentila catori (Hewitson, 1874)⇒ Pentila picena Hewitson, 1874
Pentila clarensis (Neave, 1903)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila condamini Stempffer, 1963Condamin´s Red Pentila
Pentila elpinice (Grünberg, 1911)⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila glagoessa Holland, 1893Immaculate Cream Pentila
Pentila hedwiga (Suffert, 1904)⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila hewitsoni Smith & Kirby, 1887Hewitson´s Cream Pentila
Pentila hewitsoni hewitsoni Grose-Smith ..., 1887
Pentila hewitsoni limbata Holland, 1893
Pentila hewitsonii Grose-Smith ..., 1887Hewitson´s Cream Pentila
Pentila inconspicua Druce, 1910Inconspicuous Pentila
Pentila laura (Kirby, 1890)⇒ Pentila hewitsonii Grose-Smith ..., 1887
Pentila leopardina (Schultze & A..., 1910)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila maculata Kirby, 1887Multi-spot Pentila
Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila muhata (Dewitz, 1886)⇒ Ornipholidotos nigeriae Stempffer, 1964
Pentila multiplagata (Bethune-Baker, 1908)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila multipunctata (Lathy, 1903)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila nigeriana Stempffer & ..., 1961Nigerian Red Pentila
Pentila occidentalium Aurivillius, 1899Unmarked Red Pentila
Pentila pardalena (Druce, 1910)⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888Paul'S Pentila
Pentila pauli abri Collins & La..., 2001
Pentila pauli multipunctata
Pentila pauli radiata
Pentila petreia Hewitson, 1874Common Red Pentila
Pentila petreoides Bethune-Baker, 1915Western Red Pentila
Pentila phidia Hewitson, 1874Ghana Pentila
Pentila picena Hewitson, 1874Western Cream Pentila
Pentila picena catori Bethune-Baker, 1906
Pentila picena cydaria Grose-Smith, 1898
Pentila picena picena Hewitson, 1874
Pentila preussi Staudinger, 1888Ochreous Red Pentila
Pentila preussi fayei Stempffer, 1963
Pentila preussi preussi Staudinger, 1888
Pentila prodita (Schultze & A..., 1910)⇒ Pentila umbra Holland, 1892
Pentila pseudorotha Stempffer & ..., 1961Large-spotted Red Pentila
Pentila radiata (Lathy, 1903)⇒ Pentila pauli Staudinger, 1888
Pentila subochracea (Hawker-Smith, 1933)⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila tachyroides Dewitz, 1879Mylothrid Pentila
Pentila telesippe (Grünberg, 1910)⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924
Pentila tripunctata (Smith & Kirby, 1894)⇒ Pentila bitje Druce, 1910
Pentila umangiana Aurivillius, 1898
Pentila umangiana prodita Schultze, 1923
Pentila umbra Holland, 1892
Pentila yaunda (Karsch, 1895)⇒ Pentila mesia Hulstaert, 1924


Links, sources and further information
Pentila at gbif.org
Pentila at irmng.org