Catopyrops keiria

Catopyrops keiria
Catapyrops keiria, male, female, from original description.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Catopyrops
Species: C. keiria
Binomial name
Catopyrops rita
(Druce, 1891) [1]

Catopyrops keiria is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1891.[2] It is endemic to the Solomon Islands in the Australasian realm.

References

  1. ↑ Druce, 1891 On the Lycaenidae of the Solomon Islands Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1891 (3) : 357-373, pl. 31-32
  2. ↑ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.


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