Ocaria ocrisia

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Ocaria ocrisia
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O. ocrisia ♀ 235, ♂ 236.
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O. ocrisia
Binomial name
Ocaria ocrisia
(Hewitson, 1868)
Synonyms
  • Thecla ocrisiaHewitson, 1868 [1]
  • Thecla zoraHewitson, 1869 [2]
  • Thecla peruviana Erschoff, 1876 [3]
  • Thecla ocrisia litaHayward, 1949

Ocaria ocrisia, the black hairstreak or Hewitson's blackstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1868. It is found from Mexico to Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina. [4] It has also been recorded in southern Arizona. [5] The habitat consists of rainforests at altitudes ranging from 200 to 900 meters. [6]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. [7]

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References

  1. Hewitson, W. C. (1868). "Thecla Ocrisia". Descriptions of Some New Species of Lycænidæ. London: John Van Voorst. pp. 5–6.
  2. Hewitson, William C. (1869). "Thecla Zora Hewitson". Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera: Lycænidæ. Vol. 1. London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 134–135; Pl. 53, Figs. 304, 305.{{cite book}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  3. Erschoff, N. (1876). "Trudy Russkago entomologicheskago obshchestva" Описаніе новыхъ видовъ экзотическихъ чешуекрылыхъ: Статья II. Труды Русскаго Энтомологическаго Общества. 10 (1): 57–59; Pl. 1, Fig. 4.{{cite journal}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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  6. Butterflies of the Amazon and Andes
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