Eresina schmitti

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Eresina schmitti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Eresina
Species: E. schmitti
Binomial name
Eresina schmitti
Larsen, 2005[1]

Eresina schmitti, Schmitt’s Eresina, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in eastern Nigeria.[2]

Etymology

The species is named for Dr Klaus Schmitt, then scientific adviser to the Oban Hills Division of the National Park.

References


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