Porthecla ravus

Porthecla ravus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Porthecla
Species:
P. ravus
Binomial name
Porthecla ravus
(Druce 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla ravus Druce, 1907

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.[2] Adults are on wing year-round. They feed on the nectar of Cordia schomburgkii.

References

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  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


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