Stempfferia zelza

Stempfferia zelza, the little epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana (the Volta Region), Togo, Nigeria (south and 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.

Stempfferia zelza
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S. zelza
Binomial name
Stempfferia zelza
(Hewitson, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola zelza Hewitson, 1873
  • Stempfferia (Cercenia) zelza
  • Epitola badia Kirby, 1887

References

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


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