Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Cupido myrrha | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Tribe Polyommatini Rank Species | |
Cupido myrrha, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. Originally named Lycaena myrrha by Herrich-Schäffer in 1851 in the six volume 'Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa' (Systematic research on the butterflies of Europe). This rare species has been found in Anatolia area of Turkey. and in Zangezur Mountains (including both Armenia and Nakhichivan sides), which is inhabited by subspecies cinyraea Nekrutenko & Effendi, 1979.
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