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Cephetola mercedes

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Cephetola mercedes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cephetola
Species:
C. mercedes
Binomial name
Cephetola mercedes
(Suffert, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola mercedes Suffert, 1904
  • Epitola ivoriensis Jackson, 1967

Cephetola mercedes is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

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  • Cephetola mercedes mercedes (Nigeria: south and Cross River loop, western Cameroon)
  • Cephetola mercedes dejeani Libert, 1999 (central Cameroon)
  • Cephetola mercedes ivoriensis (Jackson, 1967) (Ivory Coast, Ghana)

References

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  1. ^ Cephetola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.