Porthecla prietoi

Porthecla prietoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Porthecla
Species: P. prietoi
Binomial name
Porthecla prietoi
Faynel & Busby, 2011[1]

Porthecla prietoi is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in western Colombia and western Ecuador at altitudes between 1,000 and 2,200 meters.

The length of the forewings is 19 mm for males and 19 mm for females.[2] Adults are on wing year round.

Etymology

The species is named Carlos Prieto, a Colombian lepidopterist studying Lycaenidae.

References

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  1. Porthecla at funet.fi
  2. 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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