Porthecla johanna

Porthecla johanna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Porthecla
Species: P. johanna
Binomial name
Porthecla johanna
Faynel & Robbins, 2011[1]

Porthecla johanna is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Peru and Ecuador in wet lowland forests at altitudes between 400 and 600 meters.

The length of the forewings is 15.5 mm for males.[2] Adults are on wing year round.

References

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  1. Porthecla at funet.fi
  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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