Porthecla johanna

Porthecla johanna is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Peru and Ecuador in wet lowland forests at altitudes between 400 and 600 meters.

Porthecla johanna
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P. johanna
Binomial name
Porthecla johanna
Faynel & Robbins, 2011[1]

The length of the forewings is 15.5 mm for males.[2] Adults are on wing year-round.

References

  1. Porthecla at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Faynel, C. ; R.C. Busby ; A. Moser & R.K. Robbins, 2011: Species level taxonomy of the Neotropical hairstreak genus Porthecla (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (n.s.), 47(1-2): 241-259


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