Porthecla annette

Porthecla annette is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Panama and central Colombia at altitudes under 1,000 meters.

Porthecla annette
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P. annette
Binomial name
Porthecla annette
Faynel & R.K. Robbins, 2011[1]

The length of the forewings is 14.2 mm for males and 15 mm for females.[2]

Etymology

The species is named for Dr. Annette Aiello, a scientist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, who has contributed immensely to the knowledge of the Central American insect fauna.

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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