Cigaritis trimeni

Cigaritis trimeni
Figure 7
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cigaritis
Species: C. trimeni
Binomial name
Cigaritis trimeni
(Neave, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Spindasis trimeni Neave, 1910
  • Spindasis trimeni congolanus Dufrane, 1954

Cigaritis trimeni is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

Subspecies

Etymology

The name honours Roland Trimen.

References

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  1. Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)


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