Stempfferia gordoni

Stempfferia gordoni, the brown black-square epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The family was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1903. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Stempfferia gordoni
Figure 5
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Stempfferia
Species:
S. gordoni
Binomial name
Stempfferia gordoni
Synonyms
  • Epitola gordoni H. H. Druce, 1903
  • Stempfferia (Cercinia) gordoni
  • Epitola staudingeri aequatorialis Jackson, 1962

References
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  1. Savela, Markku (September 5, 2018). "Stempfferia gordoni (Druce, 1903)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina


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