Citrinophila erastus, the large yellow, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, and Tanzania.[2] Its habitat consists of lowland forests.
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Subspecies
edit- Citrinophila erastus erastus (Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea: Bioko, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Kinshasa, Kasai and Sankuru)[3]
- Citrinophila erastus pallida Hawker-Smith, 1933 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: east and Shaba, Uganda, Tanzania)[4]
References
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- ^ Citrinophila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Liptenina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Citrinophila erastus erastus (Hewitson, 1866)". African Butterfly Database. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
- ^ "Citrinophila erastus pallida (Hawker-Smith, 1933)". African Butterfly Database. Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.