Rysops Scintilla

Rysops scintilla
	Male upperside (7) and underside (8).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Rysops; Eliot, 1973
Species:	R. scintilla
Binomial name
	Rysops scintilla; (Mabille, 1877)
Synonyms
	Lycaena scintilla Mabille, 1877; Catochrysops (Rysops) scintilla; Lycaena quadriocularis Saalmüller, 1884;

Short description: Species of butterfly

Rysops scintilla is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is the sole representative of the monotypic genus Rysops.^[1] It is found on Madagascar ,^[4] and its habitat consists of forests.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Savela, Markku. "Rysops Eliot, 1973". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/rysops/.
↑ Mabille, P. (1877). "[M. P. Mabile donne des diagnoses de quelques espèces nouvelles de Lépidoptères provenant de Madagascar"]. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Ser. 5 7: LXXII. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8244838.
↑ Saalmüller, M. (1884). "Lycaena quadriocularis n. sp.". Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Frankfurt am Main. pp. 100–102. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9317366. Taf. 1, fig. 7, 8.
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_polyommatini_1.doc.

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[funet-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Savela, Markku. "Rysops Eliot, 1973". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/polyommatinae/rysops/.

[Mabille,_1877-2] Mabille, P. (1877). "[M. P. Mabile donne des diagnoses de quelques espèces nouvelles de Lépidoptères provenant de Madagascar"]. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Ser. 5 7: LXXII. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8244838.

[Saalmüller_1884-3] Saalmüller, M. (1884). "Lycaena quadriocularis n. sp.". Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Frankfurt am Main. pp. 100–102. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9317366. Taf. 1, fig. 7, 8.

[ATBUT-4] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_polyommatini_1.doc.

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