Cerautola semibrunnea

Cerautola semibrunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cerautola
Species: C. semibrunnea
Binomial name
Cerautola semibrunnea
Synonyms
  • Epitola crowleyi var. semibrunnea Bethune-Baker, 1916
  • Cerautola (Cerautola) semibrunnea
  • Epitola ammon Joicey and Talbot, 1921

Cerautola semibrunnea, the semibrown epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Cerautola semibrunnea semibrunnea (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda)
  • Cerautola semibrunnea bamptoni Libert & Collins, 1999 (north-western Tanzania)

References

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


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