Citrinophila erastus
| Citrinophila erastus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Citrinophila |
| Species: | C. erastus |
| Binomial name | |
| Citrinophila erastus (Hewitson, 1866)[1] | |
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Citrinophila erastus, the Large Yellow, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of lowland forests.
Subspecies
- Citrinophila erastus erastus (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Bioko, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kinshasa, Kasai and Sankuru) *Citrinophila erastus pallida Hawker-Smith, 1933 (Democratic Republic of Congo: east and Shaba, Uganda, Tanzania)
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