Eresina schmitti

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, the Schmitt's eresina, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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

  1. Eresina at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina


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