Epitola posthumus

Epitola posthumus, the common giant epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of Congo.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.

Epitola posthumus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Epitola
Species:
E. posthumus
Binomial name
Epitola posthumus
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio posthumus Fabricius, 1793
  • Epitola elion Westwood, 1851
  • Epitola belli Hewitson, 1874

References
  1. Epitola 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.

Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 64


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