Thereus lomalarga
| Thereus lomalarga | |
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| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thereus |
| Species: | T. lomalarga |
| Binomial name | |
| Thereus lomalarga Robbins, Heredia & Busby, 2015 | |
Thereus lomalarga is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from Costa Rica to the western slope of the Andes in Ecuador. It occurs in the great variety of forested habitats.
The larvae feed on Oryctanthus alveolatus.
Etymology
The species is named for Loma Larga, a housing development on the outskirts of Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali.[1]
References
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