Strephonota sphinx

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Strephonota sphinx
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Strephonota
Species:
S. sphinx
Binomial name
Strephonota sphinx
(Fabricius, 1775) [1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio sphinxFabricius, 1775
  • Papilio dindymusCramer, [1775]
  • Thecla stilbiaHewitson, 1867
  • Thecla probaGodman & Salvin, [1887]
  • Thecla climiclesDyar, 1914
  • Thecla purissimaDraudt, 1920

Strephonota sphinx is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Panama, Colombia, the Amazon, Bolivia, Peru and the Guianas.

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<i>Strephonota</i> Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae

Strephonota is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The genus was erected by Kurt Johnson, George T. Austin, Jean Francois Le Crome and Julián A. Salazar E. in 1997.

<i>Strephonota tephraeus</i> Species of butterfly

Strephonota tephraeus is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Mexico to Venezuela, the Amazon, the Guianas and Peru. Rare strays can be found as far north as the lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas. The habitat consists of lowland tropical forests, particularly along rivers.

References

  1. ↑ "Strephonota Johnson, Austin, Le Crom & Salazar, 1997" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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