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Stempfferia staudingeri

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Stempfferia staudingeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Stempfferia
Species:
S. staudingeri
Binomial name
Stempfferia staudingeri
(Kirby, 1890)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola staudingeri Kirby, 1890
  • Stempfferia (Cercenia) staudingeri

Stempfferia staudingeri, the black-square epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast and Ghana.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Etymology

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The specific name honours Otto Staudinger.

References

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