Cigaritis trimeni
| Cigaritis trimeni | |
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| Cigaritis trimeni figure 7 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cigaritis |
| Species: | C. trimeni |
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| Cigaritis trimeni (Neave, 1910)[1] | |
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Cigaritis trimeni is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
Subspecies
- Cigaritis trimeni trimeni (Zambia, northern Malawi, western Tanzania)
- Cigaritis trimeni congolanus (Dufrane, 1954) (Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo: Sankuru and Lualaba)
Etymlogy
The name honours Roland Trimen.
References
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- ↑ Cigaritis, Site of Markku Savela
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)
External links
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