Batelusia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus contains only one species Batelusia zebra from Cameroon and the Republic of the Congo and endemic to the Afrotropical realm.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910.
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Genus: | Batelusia H. H. Druce, 1910
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Species: | B. zebra
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Batelusia zebra Druce, 1910[1]
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References
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- ^ Savela, Markku (August 31, 2016). "Batelusia zebra Druce, 1910". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina". Archived from the original on 2018-11-23. Retrieved 2012-09-18.