Biology:Porthecla ravus
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Porthecla ravus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Porthecla |
Species: | P. ravus
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Binomial name | |
Porthecla ravus (Druce 1907)[1]
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Porthecla ravus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Amazon basin and southern Brazil .
The length of the forewings is 14.5 mm for males and 13.6 mm for females.[2] Adults are on wing year-round. They feed on the nectar of Cordia schomburgkii.
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 ☰ Q7231767 entry
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