Porthecla forasteira
Porthecla forasteira | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Porthecla |
Species: | P. forasteira |
Binomial name | |
Porthecla forasteira Faynel & A. Moser, 2011[1] | |
Porthecla forasteira is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Peru, Bolivia and French Guiana. The habitat consists of lowland areas.
The length of the forewings is 15.9 mm for males.[2]
Etymology
The name forasteira is derived from the Portuguese language and means stranger or foreigner.
References
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- ↑ Porthecla at funet.fi
- ↑ Faynel, C. ; R.C. Busby ; A. Moser & R.K. Robbins, 2011: Species level taxonomy of the Neotropical hairstreak genus Porthecla (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (n.s.), 47(1-2): 241-259
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