Rysops scintilla

Rysops scintilla is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is the sole representative of the monotypic genus Rysops.^[1] It is found on Madagascar,^[4] and its habitat consists of forests.

Rysops scintilla
Male upperside (7) and underside (8).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Rysops Eliot, 1973
Species:	R. scintilla
Binomial name
Rysops scintilla (Mabille, 1877)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Lycaena scintilla Mabille, 1877[2] Catochrysops (Rysops) scintilla Lycaena quadriocularis Saalmüller, 1884[3]

References

1. Savela, Markku. "Rysops Eliot, 1973". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
2. Mabille, P. (1877). "[M. P. Mabile donne des diagnoses de quelques espèces nouvelles de Lépidoptères provenant de Madagascar]". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Ser. 5. 7: LXXII.
3. Saalmüller, M. (1884). "Lycaena quadriocularis n. sp.". Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Frankfurt am Main. pp. 100–102.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) Taf. 1, fig. 7, 8.
4. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Polyommatini (part 1)". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2012-07-06.