''Porthecla'' is a
Neotropical
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Definition
In biogeogra ...
genus of
butterflies
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in the family
Lycaenidae
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.
Species
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Porthecla annette''
Faynel & R.K. Robbins, 2011
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Porthecla barba''
(Druce, 1907)
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Porthecla dinus''
(Hewitson, 1867)
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Porthecla forasteira''
Faynel & A. Moser, 2011
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Porthecla gemma''
(Druce, 1907)
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Porthecla johanna''
Faynel & R.K. Robbins, 2011
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Porthecla minyia''
(Hewitson, 1867)
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Porthecla peruensis''
Faynel & A. Moser, 2011
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Porthecla porthura''
(Druce, 1907)
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Porthecla prietoi''
Faynel & Busby, 2011
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Porthecla ravus''
(Druce, 1907)
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Porthecla willmotti''
Busby, Faynel & A. Moser, 2011
Former species
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Oenomaus melleus''
(Druce, 1907)
References
* , 2011
Species level taxonomy of the Neotropical hairstreak genus ''Porthecla'' (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini).''
Annales de la Société Entomologique de France
Annals are a concise form of historical writing which record events chronologically, year by year. The equivalent word in Latin and French is ''annales'', which is used untranslated in English in various contexts.
List of works with titles contai ...
'' (n.s.), 47(1-2): 241-259.
Eumaeini
Lycaenidae of South America
Lycaenidae genera
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