Pteroteinon pruna, commonly known as Evans' red-eye, is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[3] The habitat consists of riverine forests.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Hesperiidae |
Genus: | Pteroteinon |
Species: | P. pruna
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Binomial name | |
Pteroteinon pruna | |
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References
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- ^ Pteroteinon at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Pteroteinon pruna". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Hesperiidae - Subfamily Hesperiinae