Trichonis
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| Trichonis hyacinthus, figures 1 and 3 (male), figure 2 (female) | |
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| Genus: | Trichonis Hewitson, 1865
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Trichonis is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.[1]
One species, Trichonis immaculata, is a small blue butterfly found in the West Indies. The outer edges of the forewings are dark blue with the remainder of the wings being a light blue. They are about 30 mm wide and 25 mm long.[2]
Other species share the "dark around the edges" effect.
Species[]
- (Cramer, [1775])
- Lathy, 1930
References[]
- ^ "Trichonis Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/ih/trichonis0001_i.htm retrieved 27 Jan 2015
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Categories:
- Eumaeini
- Lycaenidae of South America
- Lycaenidae genera
- Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson
- Eumaeini stubs