Oenomaus ortygnus
(Redirected from Papilio ortygnus)
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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. ortygnus
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Oenomaus ortygnus, the aquamarine hairstreak, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Brazil through Central America to Tamaulipas, Mexico. Rare strays may be found up to southern Texas. The habitat consists of low elevation wet and dry tropical forests.
References
[edit]- ^ "Oenomaus Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America