Zeritis sorhagenii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Zeritis
Species:
Z. sorhagenii
Binomial name
Zeritis sorhagenii
(Dewitz, 1879)[1]
Synonyms
  • Plebeius sorhagenii Dewitz, 1879

Zeritis sorhagenii, the scarce gem, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (from the southern part of the country to Lualaba and Shaba), Zambia (Lake Bangweulu), Zimbabwe (the north-western part of the country and Kazungulu) and Botswana.[2] The habitat consists of understorey grass in open Brachystegia woodland.

Adults are on wing from December to April.

References

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  1. ↑ Zeritis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Tribe Aphnaeini (part 3)


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