''Myrina'' is a purely
Afrotropical
The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...
genus of butterfly in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...
containing a total of five species.
[Williams, Mark C. Butterflies and Skippers of the Afrotropical region, (Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea) CD encyclopaedia 2002]
Species
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Myrina anettae''
De Fleury, 1924
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Myrina dermaptera''
(Wallengren, 1857)
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Myrina sharpei''
Bethune-Baker, 1906
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Myrina silenus''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Myrina subornata''
Lathy, 1903
Etymology
Early authors often named insects for
classical figures. This one is named for
Myrina, queen of the Amazons.
References
External links
"''Myrina'' Fabricius, 1807"at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Amblypodiini
Lycaenidae genera
Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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