Euthecta cooksoni, the Cookson's buff, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania and Mozambique.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Euthecta |
| Species: | E. cooksoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Euthecta cooksoni Bennett, 1954[2]
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Euthecta cooksoni is a species of the coastal forests of East Africa, currently known from just five localities but three subspecies: from the Kitchi Hills Forest (up to 40 km inland) and the Rondo area of Tanzania, and from the southernmost coastal forests of Mozambique. This area is poorly collected and the species must be highly under reported. Nonetheless, the extent of occurrence is large and also stretches over several thousand kilometres of completely unexplored country between Rondo and Amatongas. Therefore, the species is best classified as being of least concern.[1]
Subspecies edit
- Euthecta cooksoni cooksoni (Mozambique)
- Euthecta cooksoni marginata Henning & Henning, 2004 (Tanzania)
- Euthecta cooksoni subgrisea Henning & Henning, 2004 (south-eastern Tanzania)
References edit
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- ^ a b Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Euthecta cooksoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T160696A5376805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T160696A5376805.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Euthecta at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Liptenina". Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2012-10-11.