Stempfferia marginata

Stempfferia marginata, the scalloped epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of forests.[3]

Stempfferia marginata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Stempfferia
Species:
S. marginata
Binomial name
Stempfferia marginata
(Kirby, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola marginata Kirby, 1887
  • Stempfferia (Cercenia) marginata
  • Epitola umbratilis Holland, 1890

References
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  1. Stempfferia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina
  3. Collins, Steve; Colin, T; Congdon, E; Henning, Graham; Larsen, Torben; Williams, Mark (2014-01-18). "A review of d'Abrera's Butterflies of the Afrotropical Region – Part III (second edition), 2009 – Part 2 (Miletinae and Poritiinae)". Metamorphosis. 24: 44–56 – via ResearchGate.


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