Cephetola catuna

Cephetola catuna
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cephetola
Species:	C. catuna
Binomial name
Cephetola catuna (Kirby, 1890) [1]
Synonyms
Epitola catunaKirby, 1890 Epitola musSuffert, 1904 Epitola carpenteriBethune-Baker, 1922

Cephetola catuna is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. ^[2] Adults females oviposit on lichens on the bark of twigs and tree trunks. The larvae are attended by ants.

Subspecies

• Cephetola catuna catuna (Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda) ^[3]
• Cephetola catuna carpenteri(Bethune-Baker, 1922) (Uganda) ^[4]

References

1. Cephetola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
2. Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
3. "Cephetola catuna catuna (Kirby, 1890)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
4. "Cephetola catuna carpenteri (Bethune-Baker, 1922)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 a as Epitola mus