Stempfferia cercene, the cercene epitola, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and north-western Tanzania.Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Epitolina The habitat consists of forests.
Adult females oviposit on lichens on the bark of twigs and tree trunks. The larvae are attended by ants.
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External links Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 65 f