| Porthecla ravus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Porthecla |
| Species: | P. ravus |
| Binomial name | |
| Porthecla ravus (Druce 1907) | |
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Porthecla ravus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Amazon basin and southern Brazil.
The length of the forewings is 14.5 mm for males and 13.6 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round. They feed on the nectar of Cordia schomburgkii.
References
- Porthecla at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- 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 | |
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| Thecla ravus | |
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