Theclopsis leos

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Theclopsis leos
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Theclopsis leos as Thecla leos, from original description.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Theclopsis
Species:
T leos
Binomial name
Theclopsis leos
(Schaus, 1913) [1]

Theclopsis leos is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. [2]

Butterfly A group of insects in the order Lepidoptera

Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises the large superfamily Papilionoidea, which contains at least one former group, the skippers, and the most recent analyses suggest it also contains the moth-butterflies. Butterfly fossils date to the Paleocene, which was about 56 million years ago.

Lycaenidae family of insects

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<i>Leptotes</i> (butterfly) genus of insects

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<i>Terenthina</i> genus of insects

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<i>Theclopsis</i> genus of insects

Theclopsis is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropic ecozone.

Hamilton Herbert Druce British entomologist

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<i>Theclopsis murex</i> species of insect

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<i>Theclopsis lydus</i> species of insect

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<i>Theclopsis demea</i> species of insect

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<i>Theclopsis epidius</i> species of insect

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<i>Theclopsis gargara</i> species of insect

Theclopsis gargara is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Brazil (Pará), Colombia,and Panama.

<i>Theclopsis mycon</i> species of insect

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<i>Theorema eumenia</i> species of insect

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<i>Theorema sapho</i> species of insect

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References

  1. ↑ Schaus, 1913; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1913 (3): 353, pl. 52, f. 7
  2. ↑ Bernard d'Abrera, 1995 Butterflies of the Neotropical Region Hill House/Lansdowne Melbourne in association with E.W. Classey part 7 1995 Lycaenidae ISBN   978-0-947352-29-5


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