Syrmoptera melanomitra explained

Syrmoptera melanomitra is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[1]

Images

External images from Royal Museum of Central Africa.

Subspecies

• Syrmoptera melanomitra melanomitra (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cataractes, Kinshasa and Mongala)
• Syrmoptera melanomitra nivea Joicey & Talbot, 1924 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur and Sankuru)

External links

• Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 66 h

Notes and References

1. http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_oxylidina.doc Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Oxylidina