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Zeritis Boisduval 1836

the Checkered Gems

Andrew V. Z. Brower
Containing group: Aphnaeinae

Introduction

A small African genus, whose wing patterns are superficially reminiscent of the nymphalid genus Euphydryas.

Other Names for Zeritis Boisduval 1836

References

Ackery, P. R., Smith, C. R. & Vane-Wright, R. I. (ed.) 1995 Carcasson's African butterflies. Canberra: CSIRO.

Heath, A. 1997 A review of the African genera of the tribe Aphnaeini (Lepidoptera; Lycaenidae). Metamorphosis, Occasional Supplement 2, 1-60.

Larsen, T. B. 1991 The butterflies of Kenya and their natural history. Oxford, U. K.: Oxford University Press.

Larsen, T. B. 2005 Butterflies of West Africa. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books.

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Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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