Epitolina catori | |
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Epitolina catori catori, Ghana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Epitolina |
Species: | E. catori
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Binomial name | |
Epitolina catori Bethune-Baker, 1904[1]
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Epitolina catori, the red-patch epitolina, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
[edit]- Epitolina catori catori (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, western Cameroon)[3]
- Epitolina catori ugandae Jackson, 1962 (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Epitolina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Epitolina catori catori (Bethune-Baker, 1904)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Epitolina catori ugandae (Jackson, 1962)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.