Cerautola semibrunnea

Semibrown epitola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cerautola
Species:	C. semibrunnea
Binomial name
	Cerautola semibrunnea; (Bethune-Baker, 1916)
Synonyms
	Epitola crowleyi var. semibrunneaBethune-Baker, 1916; Cerautola (Cerautola) semibrunnea; Epitola ammonJoicey and Talbot, 1921;

Last updated May 16, 2025

Cerautola semibrunnea, the semibrown epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] Its habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

Cerautola semibrunnea semibrunnea (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda)^[3]
Cerautola semibrunnea bamptoniLibert & Collins, 1999 (north-western Tanzania)^[4]

References

↑ Cerautola 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.
↑ "Cerautola semibrunnea semibrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
↑ "Cerautola semibrunnea bamptoni Libert & Collins, 1999". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

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[1] Cerautola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms

[ATBUT-2] Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

[3] "Cerautola semibrunnea semibrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

[4] "Cerautola semibrunnea bamptoni Libert & Collins, 1999". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.

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