Citrinophila erastus

Citrinophila erastus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Citrinophila
Species:	C. erastus
Binomial name
Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
Pieris erastus Hewitson, 1866 Teriomima erasmus Kirby, 1887 Teriomima flaveola Kirby, 1887 Citrinophila vulcanica Schultze, 1917

Citrinophila erastus, the Large Yellow, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.

Subspecies

• Citrinophila erastus erastus (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Bioko, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kinshasa, Kasai and Sankuru) *Citrinophila erastus pallida Hawker-Smith, 1933 (Democratic Republic of Congo: east and Shaba, Uganda, Tanzania)

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