Thereus oppia
| Thereus oppia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thereus |
| Species: | T. oppia |
| Binomial name | |
| Thereus oppia (Godman & Salvin, [1887]) | |
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Thereus oppia is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica at a variety of elevations. Most localities where it occurs appear to be deciduous dry forest.
The larvae feed on Struthanthus orbicularis.[1]
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