Torbenia stempfferi

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Torbenia stempfferi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Torbenia
Species:
T. stempfferi
Binomial name
Torbenia stempfferi
(Collins & Larsen, 2000) [1]
Synonyms
  • Ornipholidotos stempfferiCollins & Larsen, 2000

Torbenia stempfferi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2]

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References

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