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Parrhasius is a Nearctic and Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
Zeuxis was a painter who flourished during the 5th century BC.
Parrhasius of Ephesus was one of the greatest painters of Ancient Greece.
William Chapman Hewitson was a British naturalist. A wealthy collector, Hewitson was particularly devoted to Coleoptera (beetles) and Lepidoptera and, also, to birds' nests and eggs. His collection of butterflies, collected by him as well as purchased from travellers throughout the world, was one of the largest and most important of his time. He contributed to and published many works on entomology and ornithology and was an accomplished scientific illustrator.
Chilades parrhasius, the small Cupid, is a small butterfly that belongs to the lycaenids or blues family. It is found in southern Turan, southern Ghissar, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and southern, central and north-west India.
Chilades, commonly called jewel blues, is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Old World and in Australia.
Parrhasia was a region in south Arcadia, Greece. Parrhasius, son of Lycaon gave it his name.
Anthene is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae, commonly called the ciliate blues or hairtails. The genus was erected by Edward Doubleday in 1847.
Parrhasius may refer to:
Parrhasius m-album, the white M hairstreak, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the United States from Connecticut west to southeast Iowa and Missouri south to east Texas the Gulf Coast and peninsular Florida. On rare occasions some stray to Michigan and Wisconsin.
Bicyclus is a butterfly genus from the subfamily Satyrinae in the family Nymphalidae. The species are found in the Afrotropical realm.
Parrhasius orgia, the variable hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Mexico to Venezuela, the Amazon, French Guiana, Colombia and Bolivia.
Parrhasius moctezuma is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Harry Kendon Clench in 1971. It is found in Mexico.
Parrhasius polibetes is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found from Mexico to Brazil and Suriname.
Parrhasius selika is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1874. It is found in Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela.
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