Epitola
| Epitola | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| Epitola posthumus | |
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Lycaenidae | 
| Subfamily: | Poritiinae | 
| Genus: | 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". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2012-09-13.
External links
 Media related to Epitola at Wikimedia Commons Media related to Epitola at Wikimedia Commons
 Data related to Epitola at Wikispecies Data related to Epitola at Wikispecies
- Royal Museum of Central Africa Archived 2012-10-31 at the Wayback Machine Images
- Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 a ernesti, concepcion