Denivia

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Denivia
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Denivia hemon, Colombia
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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]

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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.

Species

These species belong to the genus Denivia:

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References

  1. "GBIF, Denivia" . Retrieved 2024-12-07.
  2. Martins, Ananda Regina Pereira; Duarte, Marcelo; Robbins, Robert K. (2019). "Phylogenetic Classification of the Atlides Section of the Eumaeini (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae)". Zootaxa. 4563. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4563.1.6 . Retrieved 2024-12-06.