Stempfferia cercenoides

Stempfferia cercenoides, the common epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, southern Sudan, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Stempfferia cercenoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Stempfferia
Species:
S. cercenoides
Binomial name
Stempfferia cercenoides
(Holland, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola cercenoides Holland, 1890
  • Stempfferia (Cercenia) cercenoides
  • Epitola batesi Druce, 1910

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


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