| Cephetola nigeriae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cephetola |
| Species: | C. nigeriae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cephetola nigeriae | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cephetola nigeriae, the Nigerian epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo. [2] Its habitat consists of forests.
The Nigerian shrew is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. The animal is found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Togo, and there are claims of it also being found in Ghana. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
Anthene nigeriae, the false hairtail or Nigerian ciliate blue, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Gambia, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda, western Kenya, western Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of forest margins, open areas in Guinea savanna and coastal scrub.
Cephetola is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. All species are endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
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. Adults females oviposit on lichens on the bark of twigs and tree trunks. The larvae are attended by ants.
Cephetola cephena, the cephena epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.
Cephetola mengoensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda and Kenya.
Cephetola mercedes is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. Its habitat consists of forests.
Cephetola collinsi, the Collins' epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo and southern Nigeria. Its habitat consists of forests.
Cephetola izidori is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Central African Republic, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.
Cephetola katerae is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, western Tanzania and Zambia. Its habitat consists of forests, including riparian forests.
Cephetola kiellandi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.
Cephetola maculata, the macular epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.
Cephetola martini is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. Its habitat consists of forests.
Cephetola nigra, the Bethune-Baker's epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Its habitat consists of forests.
Cephetola obscura, the obscure epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana and western Nigeria. Its habitat consists of forests.
Cephetola orientalis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania north-west and western Kenya. Its habitat consists of primary forests.
Cephetola pinodes, or Druce's epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1890. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.
Cephetola subcoerulea, the Roche's epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Gambia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, eastern Nigeria, Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (Bioko). Its habitat consists of forests.
Cephetola sublustris, the greasy epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania. Its habitat consists of forests.
Ornipholidotos nigeriae, the Nigerian glasswing, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Nigeria and south-western Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.
