Porthecla porthura

Porthecla porthura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Porthecla
Species: P. porthura
Binomial name
Porthecla porthura
(Druce, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla porthura Druce, 1907

Porthecla porthura is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found from Honduras to western Ecuador in forests up to altitudes of 1,150 meters.

The length of the forewings is 17.7 mm for males and 17.3 mm for females.[2] Adults are on wing year round.

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