Thestius (butterfly)
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Male T. selina at the Cristalino River Southern Amazon, Brazil | |
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Genus: | Thestius Hübner, 1819
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Thestius is a genus of hairstreak butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
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Species
- Thestius pholeus (Cramer, [1777])
- Thestius selina (Hewitson, 1869)
- Thestius meridionalis (Draudt, 1870)
- Thestius epopea (Hewitson, 1870)
- Thestius azaria (Hewitson, 1867)
- Thestius lycabas (Cramer, [1777])
References
External links
- "Thestius Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms