Cigaritis trimeni
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cigaritis |
| Species: | C. trimeni
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| Binomial name | |
| Cigaritis trimeni | |
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Cigaritis trimeni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
Subspecies[]
- Cigaritis trimeni trimeni (Zambia, northern Malawi, western Tanzania)
- Cigaritis trimeni congolanus (Dufrane, 1954) (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru and Lualaba)
Etymology[]
The name honours Roland Trimen.
References[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cigaritis trimeni. |
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Wikispecies has information related to Cigaritis trimeni. |
- ^ Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)". Archived from the original on 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
External links[]
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1910
- Cigaritis
- Aphnaeinae stubs