Cupido myrrha
| Cupido myrrha | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Polyommatini |
| Genus: | Cupido |
| Species: | C. myrrha |
| Binomial name | |
| Cupido myrrha (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) | |
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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).[1][2] This rare species has been found in Anatolia area of Turkey.[3] and in Zangezur Mountains (including both Armenia and Nakhichivan sides),[4] which is inhabited by subspecies cinyraea Nekrutenko & Effendi, 1979.
References
- ↑ Cupido myrrha entry The Global Lepidoptera Names Index(LepIndex)
- ↑ Herrich-Schäffer, Dr. G. A.; Hübner, Jacob (1843–1856). Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa [Systematic research on the butterflies of Europe] (in German).
- ↑ Naturhistorisches Museum (Austria) (1905). Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien [Museum of Natural History of Vienna annual] (in German). 20. Wien, Naturhistorisches Museum.
'Zwei cT dieser seltenen Art aus dem Erdschias-Gebiet (i3./VII. Al-Dagh) in ca. 2150 m Höhe erbeutet.' Translation:Two of these rare species from Anatolia, Turkey (i3./VII. Al-Dagh) in about 2150 m height captured.
- ↑ Butterfly Conservation Armenia http://www.butterfly-conservation-armenia.org/polyommatus-myrrha.html
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