Thestius (butterfly)

Not to be confused with Thestias (butterfly).
Thestius
male T. selina, Selina hairstreak
Cristalino River
Southern Amazon, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thestius

Thestius is a genus of hairstreak butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Neotropic ecozone.

T.azaria (Hewitson,1867) figs. 65, 66

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