Oenomaus andi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Oenomaus |
| Species: | O. andi
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| Oenomaus andi Busby & Faynel, 2012
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Oenomaus andi is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in montane forest (at altitudes above 1,300 meters) from Ecuador to Bolivia.[1]
The length of the forewings is 16.3 mm for males and 16.7 mm for females. Adult males and females are attracted to traps baited with rotting fish.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for Andrea (Andi) Busby, wife of Robert Busby.
References
[edit]- ^ 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. Bibcode:2012ZooK..222...11F. doi:10.3897/zookeys.222.3375. PMC 3459029. PMID 23129985.