Porthecla porthura is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Honduras to western Ecuador in forests up to altitudes of 1,150 meters.

Porthecla porthura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Porthecla
Species:
P. porthura
Binomial name
Porthecla porthura
(Druce, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla porthura Druce, 1907

The length of the forewings is 17.7 mm for males and 17.3 mm for females.[2] Adults are on wing year-round.

References

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  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