Biology:Stempfferia congoana

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Stempfferia congoana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Stempfferia
Species:
S. congoana
Binomial name
Stempfferia congoana
(Aurivillius, 1923)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola congoana Aurivillius, 1923
  • Stempfferia (Cercenia) congoana
  • Epitola nigrovenata Jackson, 1962

Stempfferia congoana, the black-veined epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. Stempfferia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina

Wikidata ☰ Q7607383 entry