Epitola uranoides

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Epitola uranoides
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Epitola
Species:
E. uranoides
Binomial name
Epitola uranoides
Libert, 1999 [1]

Epitola uranoides, the Libert's giant epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. [2] Its habitat consists of forests.

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References

  1. Epitola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.