Epitola

Epitola
Epitola posthumus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Poritiinae
Genus: Epitola
Westwood, 1851[1]

Epitola is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. Epitola was erected by John O. Westwood in 1851.

Species

Species of unknown status

  • Epitola lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1922 (nomen dubium)
  • Epitola pulverulentula Dufrane, 1953 (spelled as Epitola pulverulenta in Ackery, et al., 1995) (nomen dubium)
  • Epitola ernesti Karsch, 1895 (nomen dubium)

[2]

References

  1. ^ Epitola 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 2012-09-13.
  • Media related to Epitola at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Epitola at Wikispecies
  • Royal Museum of Central Africa Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Images
  • Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 a ernesti, concepcion