Cephetola cephena explained

Cephetola cephena, the cephena epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[1]

Subspecies

• Cephetola cephena cephena (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo)^[2]
• Cephetola cephena entebbeana (Bethune-Baker, 1926) (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)^[3]

External links

• Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 e also (synonym) as leonina Bethune-Baker, 1903

Notes and References

1. Web site: Subtribe Epitolina. Williams. Mark C.. Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627090824/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_epitolina.doc. 2018-06-27. 2020-03-27.
2. Web site: Cephetola cephena cephena (Hewitson, 1873). African Butterfly Database. en. 2020-03-27.
3. Web site: Cephetola cephena entebbeana (Bethune-Baker, 1926). African Butterfly Database. en. 2020-03-27.