Evenus coronata

Evenus coronata
Male, top
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Eumaeini
Genus: Evenus
Species: E. coronata
Binomial name
Evenus coronata
(Hewitson, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla coronata Hewitson, 1865

The Crowned Hairstreak (Evenus coronata) is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family.[2] It is found from southern Mexico up to Ecuador in a wide coastal area.

The wingspan can range up to 60 mm in males.

References

  1. Butterflies of America
  2. Markku Savela (July 15, 2008). "Evenus genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
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