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Stempfferia tumentia

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Stempfferia tumentia
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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 Lycaenidae family. 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