Stempfferia carcina

Species of butterfly

Stempfferia carcina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: 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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Wikispecies has information related to Stempfferia carcina.
  1. ^ Stempfferia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina
  • Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 d
Taxon identifiers
Epitola dunia


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