Epitola

Epitola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Epitola Westwood, [1851][1]

Epitola is a genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropics. Epitola was erected by John Obadiah Westwood in 1851.

Species

• Epitola posthumus (Fabricius, 1793)
• Epitola urania Kirby, 1887
• Epitola uranoides Libert, 1999
• Epitola concepcion Suffert, 1904

Species of unknown status

• Epitola lamborni Bethune-Baker, 1922 (nomen dubium)
• Epitola pulverulentula Dufrane, 1953 (spelled as Epitola pulverulenta in Ackery, et al., 1995) (nomen dubium)
• Epitola ernesti Karsch, 1895 (nomen dubium)

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References

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External links

• Royal Museum of Central Africa Images
• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 a ernesti, concepcion