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Cephetola kamengensis

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Cephetola kamengensis
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C. kamengensis
Binomial name
Cephetola kamengensis
(Jackson, 1962)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola kamengensis Jackson, 1962

Cephetola kamengensis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forest edges and gallery forests at altitudes ranging from 900 to 1,200 metres.

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

References

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