Epitolina catori
Epitolina catori catori, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Epitolina
Species:
E. catori
Binomial name
Epitolina catori

Epitolina catori, the red-patch epitolina, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

  • Epitolina catori catori (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, western Cameroon)[3]
  • Epitolina catori ugandae Jackson, 1962 (Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)[4]

References

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  1. ↑ Epitolina 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.
  3. ↑ "Epitolina catori catori (Bethune-Baker, 1904)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  4. ↑ "Epitolina catori ugandae (Jackson, 1962)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.


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