Cephetola mercedes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cephetola |
| Species: | C. mercedes
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Cephetola mercedes is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] Its habitat consists of forests.
Subspecies
[edit]- Cephetola mercedes mercedes (Nigeria: south and Cross River loop, western Cameroon)
- Cephetola mercedes dejeani Libert, 1999 (central Cameroon)
- Cephetola mercedes ivoriensis (Jackson, 1967) (Ivory Coast, Ghana)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Cephetola mercedes.
- ^ Cephetola at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ Williams, Mark C. "Subtribe Epitolina". Afrotropical Butterflies and Skippers. Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-03-27.