Biology:Stempfferia elissa

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Stempfferia elissa
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Figures 3 and 4
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Stempfferia
Species:
S. elissa
Binomial name
Stempfferia elissa
(Grose-Smith, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola elissa Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Stempfferia (Cercenia) elissa
  • Epitola oniensis Roche, 1954
  • Epitola pseudelissa Jackson, 1968

Stempfferia elissa, the Elissa epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria and western Cameroon.[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 ☰ Q28044169 entry