Cooksonia (butterfly)
Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae
| Cooksonia | |
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| C. neavei | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cooksonia H. H. Druce, 1905 |
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Cooksonia is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1905.[1] Cooksonia is endemic to the Afrotropical realm.
Etymology
The genus name honours Harold Cookson (1876-1969), a farmer and amateur zoologist who lived in Muden, Natal, and later in the Vumba Mountains in what was then Rhodesia.
Species
- Cooksonia abri Collins & Larsen, 2008
- Cooksonia aliciae Talbot, 1935
- Cooksonia ginettae Collins & Larsen, 2008
- Cooksonia neavei (H. H. Druce, 1912)
- Cooksonia trimeni H. H. Druce, 1905
References
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- ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2016). "Cooksonia Druce, 1905". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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