Rysops scintilla

Rysops scintilla is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is the sole representative of the monotypic genus Rysops.^[1] It is found on Madagascar,^[4] and its habitat consists of forests.

Rysops scintilla
Male upperside (7) and underside (8).
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Rysops Eliot, 1973
Species:	R. scintilla
Binomial name
Rysops scintilla (Mabille, 1877)[1]
Synonyms[1]
Lycaena scintilla Mabille, 1877[2] Catochrysops (Rysops) scintilla Lycaena quadriocularis Saalmüller, 1884[3]