Citrinophila erastus

Citrinophila erastus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Citrinophila
Species: C. erastus
Binomial name
Citrinophila erastus
(Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris erastus Hewitson, 1866
  • Teriomima erasmus Kirby, 1887
  • Teriomima flaveola Kirby, 1887
  • Citrinophila vulcanica Schultze, 1917

Citrinophila erastus, the large yellow, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Subspecies

  • Citrinophila erastus erastus (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Bioko, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kinshasa, Kasai and Sankuru)
  • Citrinophila erastus pallida Hawker-Smith, 1933 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: east and Shaba, Uganda, Tanzania)

References

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


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