Oenomaus andi
| Oenomaus andi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Oenomaus |
| Species: | O. andi |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenomaus andi Busby & Faynel, 2012 | |
Oenomaus andi is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It occurs in montane forest (at altitudes above 1,300 meters) from Ecuador to Bolivia.[1]
The length of the forewings is 16.3 mm for males and 16.7 mm for females. Adult males and females are attracted to traps baited with rotting fish.
Etymology
The species is named for Andrea (Andi) Busby, wife of Robert Busby.
References
- ↑ Faynel, C.; Busby, R. C.; Robbins, R. (2012). "Review of the species level taxonomy of the neotropical butterfly genus Oenomaus (Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini)". ZooKeys 222 (222): 11–45. doi:10.3897/zookeys.222.3375. PMC 3459029. PMID 23129985.
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