Oenomaus myrteana
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| Oenomaus myrteana Busby, Robbins & Faynel, 2012
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Oenomaus myrteana is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in lowland wet forest from eastern Ecuador to western Brazil (Rondônia).[1]
The length of the forewings is 12.8 mm for males and 12.1 mm for females.
Etymology[]
The name of the species refers to the striking resemblance between the ventral hindwing of this species and that of .
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