Cupido myrrha

Cupido myrrha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Cupido
Species: C. myrrha
Binomial name
Cupido myrrha
Synonyms
  • Lycaena myrrha Herrich-Schäffer
  • Polyommatus myrrha

Cupido myrrha, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Originally named Lycaena myrrha by Herrich-Schäffer in 1851 in the six volume 'Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa' (Systematic research on the butterflies of Europe).[1][2] This rare species has been found in Anatolia area of Turkey.[3] and in Zangezur Mountains (including both Armenia and Nakhichivan sides),[4] which is inhabited by subspecies cinyraea Nekrutenko & Effendi, 1979.

References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Cupido myrrha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ Herrich-Schäffer, Dr. G. A.; Hübner, Jacob (1843–1856). Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa [Systematic research on the butterflies of Europe] (in German).
  3. ↑ Naturhistorisches Museum (Austria) (1905). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien [Museum of Natural History of Vienna annual] (in German). 20. Wien, Naturhistorisches Museum. 'Zwei cT dieser seltenen Art aus dem Erdschias-Gebiet (i3./VII. Al-Dagh) in ca. 2150 m Höhe erbeutet.' Translation:Two of these rare species from Anatolia, Turkey (i3./VII. Al-Dagh) in about 2150 m height captured.
  4. ↑ Butterfly Conservation Armenia http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/polyommatus-myrrha.html
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