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Stempfferia congoana

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Stempfferia congoana
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S. congoana
Binomial name
Stempfferia congoana
Synonyms
  • Epitola congoana Aurivillius, 1923
  • Stempfferia (Cercenia) congoana
  • Epitola nigrovenata Jackson, 1962

Stempfferia congoana, the black-veined epitola, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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

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