Rysops scintilla

Short description: Species of butterfly

Rysops scintilla

Male upperside (7) and underside (8).
Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

Order:  |

Lepidoptera

Family:  |

Lycaenidae

Genus:  |

Rysops

Eliot, 1973

Species:  |

R. scintilla

Binomial name
Rysops scintilla

(Mabille, 1877)[1]

Synonyms[1]

* Lycaena scintilla Mabille, 1877[2]
* Catochrysops (Rysops) scintilla
* Lycaena quadriocularis Saalmüller, 1884[3]

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

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

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