Cephetola catuna
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| Cephetola catuna | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cephetola |
| Species: | C. catuna |
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| Cephetola catuna (Kirby, 1890)[1] | |
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Cephetola catuna is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of 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 Congo, Uganda)
- Cephetola catuna carpenteri (Bethune-Baker, 1922) (Uganda)
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