Oenomaus mentirosa

Oenomaus mentirosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Oenomaus
Species: O. mentirosa
Binomial name
Oenomaus mentirosa
Faynel & Robbins, 2012

Oenomaus mentirosa is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It occurs in lowland wet forest in Amazonian Peru.[1]

The length of the forewings is 14.9 mm for males.

Etymology

The name of the species is derived from the Spanish word mentirosa (meaning a feminine liar) and refers to the fact that the underside wing pattern resembles that of Porthecla gemma and Porthecla minyia, but this resemblance appears to be a false indicator of relationship.

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