Oenomaus gwenish
Oenomaus gwenish is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is probably a lower montane species, so far known only from wet forest at 1,000 meters elevation in Darién, Panama.[1]
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| Species: | O. gwenish |
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| Oenomaus gwenish Robbins & Faynel, 2012 | |
The length of the forewings is 20 mm for females.
Etymology
The species is named for entomologist Dr. Jennifer (Gwen) Shlichta.
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References
- Faynel, C.; Busby, R. C.; Robbins, R. (2012). "Review of the species level taxonomy of the neotropical butterfly genus Oenomaus (Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini)". ZooKeys. 222 (222): 11–45. doi:10.3897/zookeys.222.3375. PMC 3459029. PMID 23129985.
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