Porthecla ravus

Porthecla ravus
Scientific classification
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 Lycaenidae family. 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 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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