Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Rank Genus | Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Myrina silenus, Leptomyrina, Capys, Butterflies and moths, Sithon | ||
Myrina is a purely Afrotropical genus of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae containing a total of five species.
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Etymology
Early authors often named insects for classical figures. This one is Myrina, queen of the Amazons.
References
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