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Cigaritis trimeni

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Cigaritis trimeni
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C. trimeni
Binomial name
Cigaritis trimeni
(Neave, 1910)[1]
Synonyms
  • Spindasis trimeni Neave, 1910
  • Spindasis trimeni congolanus Dufrane, 1954

Cigaritis trimeni is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

Subspecies

  • Cigaritis trimeni trimeni (Zambia, northern Malawi, western Tanzania)
  • Cigaritis trimeni congolanus (Dufrane, 1954) (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru and Lualaba)

Etymology

The name honours Roland Trimen.

References

  1. ^ Cigaritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2)