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Cephetola catuna

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Cephetola catuna
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C. catuna
Binomial name
Cephetola catuna
(Kirby, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola catuna Kirby, 1890
  • Epitola mus Suffert, 1904
  • Epitola carpenteri Bethune-Baker, 1922

Cephetola catuna is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2]

Adults females oviposit on lichens on the bark of twigs and tree trunks. Larvae are attended by ants.

Subspecies

  • Cephetola catuna catuna (Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda)
  • Cephetola catuna carpenteri (Bethune-Baker, 1922) (Uganda)

https://abdb-africa.org/species/Cephetola_catuna_catuna

References

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