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Porthecla forasteira

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Species of butterfly

Porthecla forasteira
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Porthecla
Species: P. forasteira
Binomial name
Porthecla forasteira
Faynel & A. Moser, 2011

Porthecla forasteira is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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.

References

  1. Porthecla at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  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
Taxon identifiers
Porthecla forasteira


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