Epitola
| Epitola | |
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| Epitola posthumus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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[]
- Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
- Epitola uranoides Libert, 1999
- Suffert, 1904
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)
References[]
- ^ Epitola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina
External links[]
Media related to Epitola at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Epitola at Wikispecies- Royal Museum of Central Africa Images
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 a ernesti, concepcion
Categories:
- Poritiinae
- Lycaenidae genera
- Taxa named by John O. Westwood
- Poritiinae stubs