Cooksonia trimeni
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Arthropoda
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Class: | Insecta
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Species: | C. trimeni
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Binomial name | |
Cooksonia trimeni H. H. Druce, 1905[1]
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Cooksonia trimeni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Subspecies[]
- Cooksonia trimeni trimeni (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Cooksonia trimeni terpsichore Talbot, 1935 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba)
Etymology[]
The genus name honours Harold Cookson (1876-1969), a farmer and amateur zoologist who lived in Muden, Natal, and later in the Vumba Mountains in what was then Rhodesia. The specific name honours Roland Trimen.
References[]
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- ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2016). "Cooksonia trimeni Druce, 1905". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 1905
- Poritiinae
- Endemic fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Butterflies of Africa
- Taxa named by Hamilton Herbert Druce
- Poritiinae stubs