Zeritis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.
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| Zeritis from South Africa (figures 7-10) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Aphnaeinae |
| Genus: | Zeritis Boisduval, [1836] |
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Species
editThe genus includes the following species:
- Zeritis aurivillii Schultze, 1908
- Zeritis fontainei Stempffer, 1956
- Zeritis krystyna D'Abrera, 1980
- Zeritis neriene Boisduval, [1836]
- Zeritis pulcherrima Aurivillius, 1923
- Zeritis sorhagenii (Dewitz, 1879)
External links
edit- "Zeritis Boisduval, [1836]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms