Epitola posthumus, the common giant epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon and the Republic of Congo.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.

Epitola posthumus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Epitola
Species:
E. posthumus
Binomial name
Epitola posthumus
(Fabricius, 1793)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio posthumus Fabricius, 1793
  • Epitola elion Westwood, 1851
  • Epitola belli Hewitson, 1874

References

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  1. ^ Epitola 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.
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Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 64