Myrina (butterfly)
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Myrina silenus from Caspar Stoll's Uitlandsche Kapellen | |
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Genus: | 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]
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 named for Myrina, queen of the Amazons.
References[]
- ^ Williams, Mark C. Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical region, (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) CD encyclopaedia 2002
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External links[]
- "Myrina Fabricius, 1807" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Categories:
- Amblypodiini
- Lycaenidae genera
- Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
- Theclinae stubs