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Cerautola crippsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cerautola
Species:
C. crippsi
Binomial name
Cerautola crippsi
(Stoneham, 1934) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hewitsonia crippsi Stoneham, 1934
  • Hewitsonia mittoni Jackson, 1964

Cerautola crippsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, Cameroon and Kenya. [2]

The larvae are found on the bark of trees, usually in fairly open country.[ citation needed] Although Crematogaster ants are always present,[ clarification needed] they do not appear to attend the larvae.[ citation needed] The larvae probably feed on lichens.[ citation needed]

Subspecies

  • Cerautola crippsi crippsi (eastern Uganda, western Kenya)
  • Cerautola crippsi teresae Libert, 2015 (northern Cameroon)

References

  1. ^ Cerautola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27. DOC


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cerautola crippsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cerautola
Species:
C. crippsi
Binomial name
Cerautola crippsi
(Stoneham, 1934) [1]
Synonyms
  • Hewitsonia crippsi Stoneham, 1934
  • Hewitsonia mittoni Jackson, 1964

Cerautola crippsi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, Cameroon and Kenya. [2]

The larvae are found on the bark of trees, usually in fairly open country.[ citation needed] Although Crematogaster ants are always present,[ clarification needed] they do not appear to attend the larvae.[ citation needed] The larvae probably feed on lichens.[ citation needed]

Subspecies

  • Cerautola crippsi crippsi (eastern Uganda, western Kenya)
  • Cerautola crippsi teresae Libert, 2015 (northern Cameroon)

References

  1. ^ Cerautola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27. DOC



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