Biology:Rysops scintilla

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Rysops scintilla
Catochrysops scintilla Saalmüller 1884.png
Male upperside (7) and underside (8).
Scientific classification
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Rysops

Eliot, 1973
Species:
R. scintilla
Binomial name
Rysops scintilla
(Mabille, 1877)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Lycaena scintilla Mabille, 1877[2]
  • Catochrysops (Rysops) scintilla
  • Lycaena quadriocularis Saalmüller, 1884[3]

Rysops scintilla is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is the sole representative of the monotypic genus Rysops.[1] It is found on Madagascar ,[4] and its habitat consists of forests.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q11998768 entry