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Myrina (butterfly)
Myrina
is a purely
Afrotropical
genus
of
butterfly
in the
family
Lycaenidae
containing
a total of
five species
.
Species
Myrina anettae
De Fleury
,
1924
Myrina
dermaptera
Myrina
sharpei
Bethune-Baker
,
1906
Myrina
silenus
Myrina subornata
Lathy,
1903
Etymology
Early
authors
often named
insects
for
classical
figures
. This one is named for Myrina,
queen
of the
Amazons
.