Myrina silenus

Common fig-tree blue
Nominate subspecies, Nigeria
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Myrina
Species:
M. silenus
Binomial name
Myrina silenus
(Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Papilio silenus Fabricius, 1775
  • Papilio alcides Cramer, [1776]
  • Myrina ficedula Trimen, 1879
  • Papilio corax Stoll, 1781
  • Myrina silenus deserticola Stempffer, 1969
  • Myrina silenus f. nzoiae Stoneham, 1937

Myrina silenus, the common fig-tree blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa, southern Arabia and northern Oman.

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