Stempfferia tumentia

Stempfferia tumentia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Stempfferia
Species: S. tumentia
Binomial name
Stempfferia tumentia
(Druce, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola tumentia Druce, 1910
  • Stempfferia (Cercenia) tumentia

Stempfferia tumentia, the swollen epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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


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