Porthecla prietoi

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Porthecla prietoi
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P. prietoi
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Porthecla prietoi
Faynel & Busby, 2011 [1]

Porthecla prietoi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Colombia and western Ecuador at altitudes between 1,000 and 2,200 meters.

The length of the forewings is 19 mm for males and 19 mm for females. [2] Adults are on wing year-round.

Etymology

The species is named Carlos Prieto, a Colombian lepidopterist studying Lycaenidae.

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References

  1. Porthecla at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Faynel, C. ; R.C. Busby ; A. Moser & R.K. Robbins, 2011: Species level taxonomy of the Neotropical hairstreak genus Porthecla (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (n.s.), 47(1-2): 241-259