Catopyrops keiria is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1891.[2] It is endemic to the Solomon Islands in the Australasian realm.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Catopyrops |
| Species: | C. keiria
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| Binomial name | |
| Catopyrops keiria (H. H. Druce, 1891)[1]
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References
edit- ^ Druce, Hamilton H. (1891). "On the Lycaenidae of the Solomon Islands". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1891 (3): 357-373, pl. 31-32.
- ^ Seitz, A., 1912-1927. Die Indo-Australien Tagfalter. Grossschmetterlinge Erde 9: 799-1107, pls. 138-175.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Catopyrops keiria.
- Savela, Markku (January 6, 2017). "Catopyrops keiria (Druce, 1891)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2019.