Porthecla prietoi

Porthecla prietoi is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Colombia and western Ecuador at altitudes between 1,000 and 2,200 meters.

Porthecla prietoi
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P. prietoi
Binomial name
Porthecla prietoi
Faynel & Busby, 2011[1]

The length of the forewings is 19 mm for males and 19 mm for females.[2] Adults are on wing year-round.

Etymology

The species is named Carlos Prieto, a Colombian lepidopterist studying Lycaenidae.

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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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