Cerautola semibrunnea

Cerautola semibrunnea, the semibrown epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.

Cerautola semibrunnea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Cerautola
Species:
C. semibrunnea
Binomial name
Cerautola semibrunnea
Synonyms
  • Epitola crowleyi var. semibrunnea Bethune-Baker, 1916
  • Cerautola (Cerautola) semibrunnea
  • Epitola ammon Joicey and Talbot, 1921

Subspecies
  • Cerautola semibrunnea semibrunnea (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda)[3]
  • Cerautola semibrunnea bamptoni Libert & Collins, 1999 (north-western Tanzania)[4]

References
  1. Cerautola 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. "Cerautola semibrunnea semibrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  4. "Cerautola semibrunnea bamptoni Libert & Collins, 1999". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.


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