Oenomaus andi

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Oenomaus andi
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Male
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O. andi
Binomial name
Oenomaus andi
Busby & Faynel, 2012

Oenomaus andi is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in montane forest (at altitudes above 1,300 meters) from Ecuador to Bolivia. [1]

The length of the forewings is 16.3 mm for males and 16.7 mm for females. Adult males and females are attracted to traps baited with rotting fish.

Etymology

The species is named for Andrea (Andi) Busby, wife of Robert Busby.

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References

  1. Faynel, C.; Busby, R. C.; Robbins, R. (2012). "Review of the species level taxonomy of the neotropical butterfly genus Oenomaus (Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini)". ZooKeys (222): 11–45. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.222.3375 . PMC   3459029 . PMID   23129985.