Porthecla dinus

Porthecla dinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Porthecla
Species:	P. dinus
Binomial name
	Porthecla dinus; (Hewitson, 1867)
Synonyms
	Thecla dinus Hewitson, 1867; Radissima dinus;

Porthecla dinus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in fragmented montane habitats at altitudes between 600 and 1,800 meters in south-eastern Brazil.

The length of the forewings is 16.7 mm for males and 15.6 mm for females.^[2] Adults are on wing from September to April.

References[]

^ Porthecla at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ 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

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[1] Porthecla at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[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

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