Cooksonia trimeni
| Cooksonia trimeni | |
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| Figure 3 (accompanying the original description) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cooksonia |
| Species: | C. trimeni |
| Binomial name | |
| Cooksonia trimeni Druce, 1905[1] | |
Cooksonia trimeni is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Subspecies
- Cooksonia trimeni trimeni (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Cooksonia trimeni terpsichore Talbot, 1935 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba)
Etymology
The genus name honours Harold Cookson (1876-1969), a farmer and amateur zoologist who lived in Muden, Natal, and later in the Vumba Mountains in what was then Rhodesia. The specific name honours Roland Trimen.
References
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- ↑ Cooksonia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina
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