Oenomaus lea
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Oenomaus lea Faynel & Robbins, 2012
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Oenomaus lea is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in wet lowland forest up to 1,200 meters elevation in eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru.[1]
The length of the forewings is 18.2 mm for males.
Etymology[]
The species is named for Léa Faynel, daughter of Christophe Faynel.
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