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Cerautola crippsi

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Cerautola crippsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Cerautola
Species:
C. crippsi
Binomial name
Cerautola crippsi
(Stoneham, 1934)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hewitsonia crippsi Stoneham, 1934
  • Cerautola (Cerautola) crippsi
  • Hewitsonia mittoni Jackson, 1964

Cerautola crippsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, Cameroon and Kenya.[2]

The larvae are found on the bark of trees, usually in fairly open country. Although Crematogaster ants are always present, they do not appear to attend the larvae. The larvae probably feed on lichens.

Subspecies

  • Cerautola crippsi crippsi (eastern Uganda, western Kenya)
  • Cerautola crippsi teresae Libert, 2015 (northern Cameroon)

References

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


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