Oxylides stempfferi

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Oxylides stempfferi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Oxylides
Species:
O. stempfferi
Binomial name
Oxylides stempfferi
Berger, 1981 [1]
Synonyms
  • Oxylides faunus stempfferiBerger, 1981

Oxylides stempfferi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

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External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.

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References

  1. Oxylides at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Oxylidina