Libythea cinyras | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Libythea |
Species: | †L. cinyras |
Binomial name | |
†Libythea cinyras Trimen, 1866 | |
Synonyms | |
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