Syrmoptera melanomitra

Syrmoptera melanomitra is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Syrmoptera melanomitra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Syrmoptera
Species:
S. melanomitra
Binomial name
Syrmoptera melanomitra
Karsch, 1895[1]
Synonyms
  • Syrmoptera nivea f. androgyna Joicey and Talbot, 1924
  • Syrmoptera androgyna
  • Syrmoptera nivea Joicey & Talbot, 1924

Subspecies
  • Syrmoptera melanomitra melanomitra (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cataractes, Kinshasa and Mongala)
  • Syrmoptera melanomitra nivea Joicey & Talbot, 1924 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur and Sankuru)

References
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  1. "Syrmoptera Karsch, 1895" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Oxylidina


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