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.

Geritola virginea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Geritola
Species:
G. virginea
Binomial name
Geritola virginea
Synonyms
  • Epitola virginea Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Geritola (Geritola) virginea

References

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  1. ^ Geritola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2012-09-14.