Rekoa stagira

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Rekoa stagira
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Rekoa
Species:
R. stagira
Binomial name
Rekoa stagira
(Hewitson, 1867) [1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla stagiraHewitson, 1867
  • Thecla stagira var. ereneaHewitson, 1867
  • Thecla timaeaHewitson, 1869
  • Thecla volanaHewitson, 1869
  • Thecla lydiaKirby, 1871
  • Thecla thoanaHewitson, 1874
  • Thecla spurina cariocaEbert, 1965

Rekoa stagira, the smudged hairstreak or Stagira hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Mexico south through Central America, including Nicaragua to Brazil.

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References

  1. "Rekoa Kaye, 1904" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms