Porthecla willmotti | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Porthecla |
Species: | P. willmotti |
Binomial name | |
Porthecla willmotti Busby, Faynel & Moser, 2011 [1] | |
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The length of the forewings is 18.2 mm for males and 18.1 mm for females. [2] Adults are on wing from August to November.
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