Electrostrymon pan | |
---|---|
Ventral view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Electrostrymon |
Species: | E. pan |
Binomial name | |
Electrostrymon pan (Drury, 1773) | |
Synonyms | |
|
Electrostrymon pan is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Dru Drury in 1773 from Jamaica.
Description
Upperside: antennae black. Thorax, abdomen, and wings dark brown, or dark hair-coloured; the latter being furnished with two small tails like hairs, the extremities being white.
Underside: palpi white. Breast greyish. Wings nearly the same colour as on the upperside. The posterior having two eyes on each at the abdominal corners; one being black with a red iris, the other grey and faint; above them is a small indented white line, pointing to a spot of the same colour placed at the middle of the anterior edge. Wingspan 1+1⁄4 inches (32 mm).
References
- "Electrostrymon Clench, 1961" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- Drury, Dru (1837). Westwood, John (ed.). Illustrations of Exotic Entomology. Vol. 2. p. 44. pl. XXIII.
Taxon identifiers | |
---|---|
Electrostrymon pan |
This Eumaeini-related article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |