Stempfferia carcina

Short description: Species of butterfly

Stempfferia carcina

Scientific classification
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Animalia

Phylum:  |

Arthropoda

Class:  |

Insecta

Order:  |

Lepidoptera

Family:  |

Lycaenidae

Genus:  |

Stempfferia

Species:  |

S. carcina

Binomial name
Stempfferia carcina

(Hewitson, 1873)[1]

Synonyms

* Epitola carcina Hewitson, 1873
* Stempfferia (Cercenia) carcina
* Epitola entebbeana Bethune-Baker, 1926
* Epitola dunia Kirby, 1887

Stempfferia carcina, the dark furry epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop) and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

## References

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

## External links

* Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 d

See also Wikidata entry Q7607376.

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