Pentila swynnertoni
TaxonPentila swynnertoni
AuthorityStempffer & 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

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