Stempfferia ciconia

ciconia from Rhopalocera Exotica.

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Papilionoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Superfamilia: Papilionoidea

Familia: Lycaenidae
Subfamilia: Poritiinae
Tribus: Liptenini
Subtribus: Epitolina
Genus: Stempfferia
Species: Stempfferia ciconia
Subspecies: (3) per Williams, 2007.
S. c. camerunica – S. c. ciconia – S. c. mongiro

Name edit

Stempfferia ciconia (Grose-Smith & Kirby, 1892).

Type locality: Sierra Leone.

Holotype: ♂ BMNH.

Synonymy edit

  • Epitola ciconia Grose-Smith & Kirby, [1892]: 58, pl.17 figs 5,6.
  • =Epitola leonina Staudinger; Stempffer, 1967: 88.
  • Stempfferia ciconia (Grose-Smith & Kirby); Libert, 1999.
  • Stempfferia (Cercenia) ciconia (Grose-Smith & Kirby); Williams, 2007: Epitolina 28.

References edit