Cephetola mercedes

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Genus Cephetola Order Butterflies and moths		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species

Cephetola mercedes is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.

Subspecies

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)

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