Tetrarhanis stempfferi

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Tetrarhanis stempfferi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Tetrarhanis
Species:
T. stempfferi
Binomial name
Tetrarhanis stempfferi
(Berger, 1954) [1]
Synonyms
  • Liptena (Tetrarhanis) stempfferiBerger, 1954
  • Liptena (Tetrarhanis) stempfferi kigeziStempffer, 1956

Tetrarhanis stempfferi, the Stempffer's on-off, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species is named after French entomologist Henri Stempffer. It is found in Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya. [2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

References

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