Theclopsis murex

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Theclopsis murex
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Theclopsis
Species:
T. murex
Binomial name
Theclopsis murex
(H. H. Druce, 1907) [1]

Theclopsis murex is a Neotropical butterfly in the family Lycaenidae first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1907. It is found in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and Rio de Janeiro. [2]

References

  1. Druce, Hamilton H. (1907). "On Neotropical Lycaenidae, with Descriptions of New Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1907 (3): 566-632, pl. 31-36.
  2. d'Abrera, Bernard (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