Stempfferia congoana

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.

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

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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