Geritola virginea

Geritola virginea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Geritola
Species: G. virginea
Binomial name
Geritola virginea
(Bethune-Baker, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola virginea Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Geritola (Geritola) virginea

Geritola virginea, the Black-wing Epitola, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon and the Central African Republic.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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