Biology:Stempfferia tumentia

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Stempfferia tumentia
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Stempfferia
Species:
S. tumentia
Binomial name
Stempfferia tumentia
(H. H. Druce, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola tumentia H. H. Druce, 1910
  • Stempfferia (Cercenia) tumentia

Stempfferia tumentia, the swollen epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1910. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7607412 entry