Biology:Trichonis

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Short description: Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Trichonis
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Trichonis hyacinthus, figures 1 and 3 (male),
figure 2 (female)
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Trichonis

Hewitson, 1865

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

  • Trichonis hyacinthus (Cramer, [1775])
  • Trichonis immaculata Lathy, 1930

References

  1. "Trichonis Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Trichonis immaculata" (in en). 1930. http://www.butterfliesofamerica.com/L/ih/trichonis0001_i.htm. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1762647 entry