Syrmoptera homeyerii is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Sankuru, Lualaba, Lomani, Tanganika and Maniema) and Angola.[2]

Syrmoptera homeyerii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Syrmoptera
Species:
S. homeyerii
Binomial name
Syrmoptera homeyerii
(Dewitz, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypolylaena homeyerii Dewitz, 1879

Images

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External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.

References

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  1. ^ "Syrmoptera Karsch, 1895" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Oxylidina