Cerautola crippsi

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Cerautola crippsi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cerautola
Species:
C. crippsi
Binomial name
Cerautola crippsi
(Stoneham, 1934) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hewitsonia crippsiStoneham, 1934
  • Hewitsonia mittoniJackson, 1964

Cerautola crippsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, Cameroon and Kenya. [2]

The larvae are found on the bark of trees, usually in fairly open country.[ citation needed ] Although Crematogaster ants are always present,[ clarification needed ] they do not appear to attend the larvae.[ citation needed ] The larvae probably feed on lichens.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ Cerautola 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. .docx icon.svg DOC


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