Rysops scintilla

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.

Rysops scintilla
Male upperside (7) and underside (8).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
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]

References
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  1. Savela, Markku. "Rysops Eliot, 1973". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  2. Mabille, P. (1877). "[M. P. Mabile donne des diagnoses de quelques espèces nouvelles de Lépidoptères provenant de Madagascar]". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Ser. 5. 7: LXXII.
  3. Saalmüller, M. (1884). "Lycaena quadriocularis n. sp.". Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Frankfurt am Main. pp. 100–102.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Taf. 1, fig. 7, 8.
  4. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-06.


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