Image of Myrina silenus ficedula Trimen 1879

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Myrina

Myrina (butterfly)

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Myrina is a purely Afrotropical genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae containing a total of five species.^[1]

Species

Myrina anettae De Fleury, 1924
Myrina dermaptera (Wallengren, 1857)
Myrina sharpei Bethune-Baker, 1906
Myrina silenus (Fabricius, 1775)
Myrina subornata Lathy, 1903

Etymology

Early authors often named insects for classical figures. This one is named for Myrina, queen of the Amazons.

References

^ Williams, Mark C. Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical region, (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) CD encyclopaedia 2002

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Myrina (butterfly): Brief Summary

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Myrina is a purely Afrotropical genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae containing a total of five species.

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