Cupido myrrha

Cupido myrrha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Cupido
Species: C. myrrha
Binomial name
Cupido myrrha
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Lycaena myrrha Herrich-Schäffer
  • Polyommatus myrrha

Cupido myrrha, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Originally named Lycaena myrrha by Herrich-Schäffer in 1851 in the six volume 'Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa' (Systematic research on the butterflies of Europe).[1][2] This rare species has been found in Anatolia area of Turkey.[3]

References

  1. ^ Cupido myrrha entry The Global Lepidoptera Names Index(LepIndex)
  2. ^ Herrich-Schäffer, Dr. G. A,; Hübner, Jacob (1843-1856) (in German). Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa [Systematic research on the butterflies of Europe]. http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=Systematische%20Bearbeitung%20der%20Schmetterlinge%20von%20Europa. 
  3. ^ Naturhistorisches Museum (Austria) (1905) (in Austrian). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien [Museum of Natural History of Vienna annual]. 20. Wien, Naturhistorisches Museum. http://www.archive.org/details/annalendesnaturh20natu. "'Zwei cT dieser seltenen Art aus dem Erdschias-Gebiet (i3./VII. Al-Dagh) in ca. 2150 m Höhe erbeutet.' Translation:Two of these rare species from Anatolia, Turkey (i3./VII. Al-Dagh) in about 2150 m height captured."