Biology:Citrinophila erastus

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Citrinophila erastus
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C. erastus
Binomial name
Citrinophila erastus
(Hewitson, 1866)[1]
Synonyms
  • Pieris erastus Hewitson, 1866
  • Teriomima erasmus Kirby, 1887
  • Teriomima flaveola Kirby, 1887
  • Citrinophila vulcanica Schultze, 1917

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.

Subspecies

  • 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

Wikidata ☰ Q13486680 entry