Epitola

Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Epitola
Epitola posthumus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Poritiinae
Genus: Epitola
Westwood, 1851[1]

Epitola is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. Epitola was erected by John O. Westwood in 1851.

Species

  • Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793)
  • Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
  • Epitola uranoides Libert, 1999
  • Epitola concepcion Suffert, 1904

Species of unknown status

  • Epitola lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1922 (nomen dubium)
  • Epitola pulverulentula Dufrane, 1953 (spelled as Epitola pulverulenta in Ackery, et al., 1995) (nomen dubium)
  • Epitola ernesti Karsch, 1895 (nomen dubium)

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References

  1. ^ Epitola 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 2012-09-13.

External links

  • Media related to Epitola at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Epitola at Wikispecies
  • Royal Museum of Central Africa Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Images
  • Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 a ernesti, concepcion
Taxon identifiers
Epitola


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