Porthecla annette

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

Porthecla annette is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Panama and central Colombia at altitudes under 1,000 meters.

The length of the forewings is 14.2 mm for males and 15 mm for females.[2]

Etymology

The species is named for Dr. Annette Aiello, a scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, who has contributed immensely to the knowledge of the Central American insect fauna.

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