Biology:Porthecla porthura
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Porthecla porthura | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Porthecla |
| Species: | P. porthura
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| Porthecla porthura (Druce, 1907)[1]
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Porthecla porthura is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Honduras to western Ecuador in forests up to altitudes of 1,150 meters.
The length of the forewings is 17.7 mm for males and 17.3 mm for females.[2] Adults are on wing year-round.
References
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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
Wikidata ☰ Q7231765 entry
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