Stempfferia elissa

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.

Stempfferia elissa
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Stempfferia
Species:
S. elissa
Binomial name
Stempfferia elissa
Synonyms
  • Epitola elissa Grose-Smith, 1898
  • Stempfferia (Cercenia) elissa
  • Epitola oniensis Roche, 1954
  • Epitola pseudelissa Jackson, 1968

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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