Porthecla forasteira
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| Porthecla forasteira Faynel & A. Moser, 2011[1]
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Porthecla forasteira is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Peru, Bolivia and French Guiana. The habitat consists of lowland areas.
The length of the forewings is 15.9 mm for males.[2]
Etymology[]
The name forasteira is derived from the Portuguese language and means stranger or foreigner.
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- ^ 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
Categories:
- Butterflies described in 2011
- Eumaeini
- Eumaeini stubs