Geritola virginea
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Geritola virginea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Geritola |
Species: | G. virginea |
Binomial name | |
Geritola virginea (Bethune-Baker, 1904)[1] | |
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Geritola virginea, the black-wing epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
References[edit]
- ^ Geritola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina