Thereus brocki
| Thereus brocki | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thereus |
| Species: | T. brocki |
| Binomial name | |
| Thereus brocki Robbins, Heredia & Busby, 2015 | |
Thereus brocki is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It found from eastern Colombia to eastern Peru. The habitat consists of wet forests up to about 1,000 meters elevation.
Etymology
The species is named for James Brock of Tucson, Arizona who collected the holotype.[1]
References
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