Myrina (butterfly)
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| Myrina figured by Caspar Stoll in Uitlandsche Kapellen (d,e as "Papilio Alcides") | |
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Myrina
Fabricius, 1807
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Myrina is a purely Afrotropical genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae containing a total of five species.[1]
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Contents
Species
- Myrina anettae De Fleury, 1924
- Myrina dermaptera (Wallengren, 1857)
- Myrina sharpei Bethune-Baker, 1906
- Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
- Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903
Etymology
Early authors often named insects for classical figures. This one is Myrina, Queen of the Amazons.
References
- ↑ Williams,Mark C. Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical region, (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea)CD encyclopaedia 2002
External links
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