Oenomaus gwenish
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (June 2013) |
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| Oenomaus gwenish Robbins & Faynel, 2012
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Oenomaus gwenish is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is probably a lower montane species, so far known only from wet forest at 1,000 meters elevation in Darién, Panama.[1]
The length of the forewings is 20 mm for females.
Etymology[]
The species is named for entomologist Dr. Jennifer (Gwen) Shlichta.
References[]
- ^ Faynel, C.; Busby, R. C.; Robbins, R. (2012). "Review of the species level taxonomy of the neotropical butterfly genus Oenomaus (Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini)". ZooKeys (222): 11–45. doi:10.3897/zookeys.222.3375. PMC 3459029. PMID 23129985.
Categories:
- Insects described in 2012
- Eumaeini
- Lycaenidae of South America
- Eumaeini stubs