Stempfferia zelza

Stempfferia zelza
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Stempfferia
Species: S. zelza
Binomial name
Stempfferia zelza
(Hewitson, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Epitola zelza Hewitson, 1873
  • Stempfferia (Cercenia) zelza
  • Epitola badia Kirby, 1887

Stempfferia zelza, the little epitola, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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.

References

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


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