Cerautola miranda explained
Cerautola miranda, the wondrous 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, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[1] Its habitat consists of forests and forest edges.
Subspecies
- Cerautola miranda miranda (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria)[2]
- Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935) (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia)[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Subtribe Epitolina. Williams. Mark C.. Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. DOC. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180627090824/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_epitolina.doc. 2018-06-27. 2020-03-27.
- Web site: Cerautola miranda miranda (Staudinger, 1889). African Butterfly Database. en. 2020-03-27.
- Web site: Cerautola miranda vidua (Talbot, 1935). African Butterfly Database. en. 2020-03-27.