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Micropentila adelgitha
In Ghana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Micropentila
Species:	M. adelgitha
Binomial name
Micropentila adelgitha (Hewitson, 1874)
Synonyms
Liptena adelgitha Hewitson, 1874 Lycaena moneta Mabille, 1890

Micropentila adelgitha, the common dots, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri). The habitat consists of primary forests.

Adults feed from extrafloral nectaries of Marantaceae species.

References

1. Micropentila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina

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• Butterflies described in 1874
• Poritiinae
• Butterflies of Africa
• Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson
• Poritiinae stubs