Neoepitola

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Neoepitola barombiensis from Rhopalocrea Exotica. Barombiensis inGSK1892.jpg
Neoepitola barombiensis from Rhopalocrea Exotica.

Neoepitola
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Poritiinae
Genus: Neoepitola
Jackson, 1964
Species:
N. barombiensis
Binomial name
Neoepitola barombiensis
(Kirby, 1890) [1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola barombiensisKirby, 1890

Neoepitola is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, endemic to the Afrotropical realm. It consists of only one species, Neoepitola barombiensis, which is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sankuru) and western Uganda. [2]

References

  1. Neoepitola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2012-09-18.