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Thereus orasus

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Thereus orasus
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thereus
Species:
T. orasus
Binomial name
Thereus orasus
(Godman & Salvin, [1887])
Synonyms
  • Thecla orasus Godman & Salvin, [1887]
  • Thecla echinita Schaus, 1902

Thereus orasus is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in montane habitats from central Mexico (Colima and Veracruz) to those of western Panama (Chiriquí) at elevations from 1,100 to 1,800 meters.

The larvae feed on Struthanthus condensatus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Robbins, Robert; Heredia, Maria Dolores; Busby, Robert C. (2015-09-16). "Male secondary sexual structures and the systematics of the Thereus oppia species group (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini)". ZooKeys (520): 109–130. Bibcode:2015ZooK..520..109R. doi:10.3897/zookeys.520.10134. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 4591724. PMID 26448715.