Cigaritis trimeni

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cigaritis

Similar Cigaritis natalensis, Cigaritis mozambica, Aphnaeini, Cigaritis vulcanus, Cigaritis lohita

Cigaritis trimeni is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia. 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)

The name honours Roland Trimen.

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