Stempfferia congoana

Short description: Species of butterfly

Stempfferia congoana

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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Stempfferia

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S. congoana

Binomial name
Stempfferia congoana

(Aurivillius, 1923)[1]

Synonyms

* Epitola congoana Aurivillius, 1923
* Stempfferia (Cercenia) congoana
* Epitola nigrovenata Jackson, 1962

Stempfferia congoana, the black-veined epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (the Cross River loop), Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[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

Wikidata ☰ Q7607383 entry

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