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Cephetola mercedes

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

Subspecies

  • 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)

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