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Porthecla johanna

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Species of butterfly

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

Porthecla johanna is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Peru and Ecuador in wet lowland forests at altitudes between 400 and 600 meters.

The length of the forewings is 15.5 mm for males. Adults are on wing year-round.

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 johanna


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