Denivia | |
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Denivia hemon, Colombia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Theclinae |
Tribe: | Eumaeini |
Genus: | Denivia Johnson, 1992 |
Denivia is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. There are at least 16 described species in Denivia, found in Central and South America. [1] [2]
The Denivia was formerly considered a synonym of the genus Theritas . In phylogenetic studies published in 2019, the following species were classified in the genus Denivia.
These species belong to the genus Denivia: