Zeritis

Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Zeritis
Zeritis from South Africa (figures 7-10)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Aphnaeinae
Genus: Zeritis
Boisduval, [1836]
Species

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Zeritis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Afrotropical realm.

Species

The 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)
  • "Zeritis Boisduval, [1836]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
Taxon identifiers
Zeritis


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