Zeritis aurivillii

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Zeritis aurivillii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Zeritis
Species:
Z. aurivillii
Binomial name
Zeritis aurivillii
Schultze, 1908 [1]

Zeritis aurivillii is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon. [2]

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References

  1. Zeritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 3)