Pentila swynnertoni

Pentila swynnertoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Pentila
Species:	P. swynnertoni
Binomial name
	Pentila swynnertoni; Stempffer & Bennett, 1961[1]
Synonyms
	Pentila tropicalis swynnertoni Stempffer & Bennett, 1961; Pentila amenaida f. swynnertoni Stevenson, 1940;

Pentila swynnertoni, the Swynnerton's buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mozambique and Zimbabwe.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Adults have been recorded on wing in February.

The larvae feed on algae (cyanobacteria) growing on trees.

References

Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
"Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-24.

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[1] Pentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Pentilina". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2012-09-24.