| Epitola | |
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| Epitola posthumus | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Lycaenidae | 
| Subfamily: | Poritiinae | 
| Genus: | Epitola Westwood, 1851[1]  | 
Epitola is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are endemic to the Afrotropical realm. Epitola was erected by John O. 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)
 
References
- ↑ Epitola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
 - ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina
 
External links
 Media related to Epitola at Wikimedia Commons
 Data related to Epitola at Wikispecies- Royal Museum of Central Africa Images
 - Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 a ernesti, concepcion
 
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