Catopyrops rita

(Catopyrops rita)

Description

Catopyrops rita is a species of butterfly belonging to the lycaenid family described by Henley Grose-Smith in 1895. It is found in the Australasian realm and in the Indomalayan realm, crossing the Wallace line.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

Family:Lycaenidae

Genus:Catopyrops

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