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Geritola virginea

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Geritola virginea
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G. virginea
Binomial name
Geritola virginea
Synonyms
  • Epitola virginea Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Geritola (Geritola) virginea

Geritola virginea, the black-wing epitola, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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