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Syrmoptera amasa

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Syrmoptera amasa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Syrmoptera
Species:
S. amasa
Binomial name
Syrmoptera amasa
(Hewitson, 1869)[1]
Synonyms
  • Myrina amasa Hewitson, 1869

Syrmoptera amasa, the white false head, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria (east and the Cross River loop), Cameroon and Gabon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.

References

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  1. ^ "Syrmoptera Karsch, 1895" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Oxylidina
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