Tetrarhanis stempfferi

Short description: Species of butterfly

Tetrarhanis stempfferi

Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Lycaenidae

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Tetrarhanis

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T. stempfferi

Binomial name
Tetrarhanis stempfferi

(Berger, 1954)[1]

Synonyms

* Liptena (Tetrarhanis) stempfferi Berger, 1954
* Liptena (Tetrarhanis) stempfferi kigezi Stempffer, 1956

Tetrarhanis stempfferi, the Stempffer's on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species is named after French entomologist Henri Stempffer. It is found in Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

## Subspecies

* Tetrarhanis stempfferi stempfferi (Liberia, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Uele, Tshopo, Sankuru and Lualaba)
* Tetrarhanis stempfferi kigezi (Stempffer, 1956) (Uganda: south-west to the Kigezi district, western Kenya)

## References

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1. ↑ Tetrarhanis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina

Wikidata ☰ Q7706716 entry

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