Cooksonia trimeni

Cooksonia trimeni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Cooksonia trimeni
Figure 3 (accompanying the original description)
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C. trimeni
Binomial name
Cooksonia trimeni

Subspecies

  • Cooksonia trimeni trimeni (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Cooksonia trimeni terpsichore Talbot, 1935 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba)

Etymology

The genus name honours Harold Cookson (1876-1969), a farmer and amateur zoologist who lived in Muden, Natal, and later in the Vumba Mountains in what was then Rhodesia. The specific name honours Roland Trimen.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 29, 2016). "Cooksonia trimeni Druce, 1905". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-01.


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