Cigaritis trimeni explained

Cigaritis trimeni is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi and Zambia.^[1] The habitat consists of savanna.

Subspecies

• Cigaritis trimeni trimeni (Zambia, northern Malawi, western Tanzania)
• Cigaritis trimeni congolanus (Dufrane, 1954) (Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Sankuru and Lualaba)

Etymology

The name honours Roland Trimen.

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 69 g

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 2) . 2012-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015171354/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_aphnaeini_2.doc . 2014-10-15 . dead .