Catochrysops scintilla

Catochrysops scintilla
Male C. scintilla (7) and its underside (8).
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Catochrysops
Species: C. scintilla
Binomial name
Catochrysops scintilla
(Mabille, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena scintilla Mabille, 1877[2]
  • Catochrysops (Rysops) scintilla
  • Rysops scintilla
  • Lycaena quadriocularis Saalmüller, 1884[3]

Catochrysops scintilla is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found on Madagascar.[4] The habitat consists of forests.

References

  1. ↑ Catochrysops at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ↑ Mabille, P. (1877). "[M. P. Mabile donne des diagnoses de quelques espèces nouvelles de Lépidoptères provenant de Madagascar]". Annales de la Société entomologique de France. Ser. 5. 7: LXXII.
  3. ↑ Saalmüller, M. (1884). "Lycaena quadriocularis n. sp.". Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Frankfurt am Main. pp. 100–102. Taf. 1, fig. 7, 8.
  4. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)


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