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Geritola subargentea

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Geritola subargentea
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G. subargentea
Binomial name
Geritola subargentea
(Jackson, 1964)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola subargentea Jackson, 1964
  • Geritola (Argyrotola) subargentea

Geritola subargentea, the silvery epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] Its habitat is the forest.

Subspecies

  • Geritola subargentea subargentea (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
  • Geritola subargentea continua Libert, 1999 (western Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Central African Republic)

References

  1. ^ Geritola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina