Cephetola nigra

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Bethune-Baker's epitola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cephetola
Species:
C. nigra
Binomial name
Cephetola nigra
Synonyms
  • Epitola nigraBethune-Baker, 1903

Cephetola nigra, the Bethune-Baker's epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. [2] Its habitat consists of forests.

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.