Biology:Cephetola nigeriae

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Cephetola nigeriae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cephetola
Species:
C. nigeriae
Binomial name
Cephetola nigeriae
(Jackson, 1962)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola nigeriae Jackson, 1962

Cephetola nigeriae, the Nigerian epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. Cephetola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Williams, Mark C.. "Subtribe Epitolina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_epitolina.doc. 

Wikidata ☰ Q28210708 entry