Chrysoritis cotrelli

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Chrysoritis cotrelli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chrysoritis
Species:
C. cotrelli
Binomial name
Chrysoritis cotrelli
(Dickson, 1975) [1]

Chrysoritis cotrelli is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is endemic to Eastern Cape and Western Cape of South Africa. It is mostly considered a subspecies of Chrysoritis zeuxo .

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References

  1. 1 2 Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Chrysoritis cotrelli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T4825A11098387. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T4825A11098387.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.