Powellana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Powellana

Bethune-Baker, 1908
Species:
P. cottoni
Binomial name
Powellana cottoni
Synonyms

Genus:

  • Satyrimima Holland, 1913

Species:

  • Satyrimima weberi Holland, 1913
  • Powellana virginea Birket-Smith, 1960

Powellana is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, endemic to the Afrotropical realm. Powellana is monotypic, containing the single species Powellana cottoni found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur and Sankuru) and Uganda (from the western part of the country to the Bwamba Valley).[2]

References

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  1. ↑ Powellana 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 2012-09-14.


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