Myrina (butterfly)
| Myrina | |
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| Myrina figured by Caspar Stoll in Uitlandsche Kapellen (d,e as "Papilio Alcides") | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Myrina Fabricius, 1807 |
Myrina is a purely Afrotropical genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae containing a total of five species.[1]
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Data related to Myrina (butterfly) at Wikispecies
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 Myrina, Queen of the Amazons.
References
- ↑ Williams,Mark C. Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical region, (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea)CD encyclopaedia 2002