Cooksonia trimeni

Cooksonia trimeni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]

Cooksonia trimeni
Figure 3 (accompanying the original description)
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C. trimeni
Binomial name
Cooksonia trimeni

Subspecies

  • Cooksonia trimeni trimeni (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Cooksonia trimeni terpsichore Talbot, 1935 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Shaba)

Etymology

The genus name honours Harold Cookson (1876-1969), a farmer and amateur zoologist who lived in Muden, Natal, and later in the Vumba Mountains in what was then Rhodesia. The specific name honours Roland Trimen.

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References

  1. Savela, Markku (August 29, 2016). "Cooksonia trimeni Druce, 1905". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Mimacraeina". Archived from the original on 2013-09-27. Retrieved 2012-10-01.


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