Oenomaus gwenish

Oenomaus gwenish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Oenomaus
Species: O. gwenish
Binomial name
Oenomaus gwenish
Robbins & Faynel, 2012

Oenomaus gwenish is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is probably a lower montane species, so far known only from wet forest at 1,000 meters elevation in Darién, Panama.[1]

The length of the forewings is 20 mm for females.

Etymology

The species is named for entomologist Dr. Jennifer (Gwen) Shlichta.

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