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.
| Epitola | |
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| Epitola posthumus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Poritiinae |
| Genus: | Epitola Westwood, 1851[1] |
Species
edit- Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793)
- Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
- Epitola uranoides Libert, 1999
- Epitola concepcion Suffert, 1904
Species of unknown status
edit- 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
edit- ^ Epitola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
External links
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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
