Cerautola semibrunnea

Cerautola semibrunnea, the semibrown epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.^[2] Its habitat consists of forests.

Cerautola semibrunnea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Cerautola
Species:	C. semibrunnea
Binomial name
Cerautola semibrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916)[1]
Synonyms
Epitola crowleyi var. semibrunnea Bethune-Baker, 1916 Cerautola (Cerautola) semibrunnea Epitola ammon Joicey and Talbot, 1921

Subspecies

• Cerautola semibrunnea semibrunnea (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda)^[3]
• Cerautola semibrunnea bamptoni Libert & Collins, 1999 (north-western Tanzania)^[4]

References

1. Cerautola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
2. Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original (DOC) on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
3. "Cerautola semibrunnea semibrunnea (Bethune-Baker, 1916)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
4. "Cerautola semibrunnea bamptoni Libert & Collins, 1999". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.