Thereus oppia
Species of butterfly
| Thereus oppia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thereus |
| Species: | T. oppia |
| Binomial name | |
| Thereus oppia (Godman & Salvin, [1887]) | |
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Thereus oppia is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica at a variety of elevations. Most localities where it occurs appear to be deciduous dry forest.
The larvae feed on Struthanthus orbicularis.[1]
References
- ^ Male secondary sexual structures and the systematics of the Thereus oppia species group (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini)
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