Thereus orasus

Species of butterfly

Thereus orasus

Male
Female
Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Arthropoda

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Insecta

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Lepidoptera

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Lycaenidae

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Thereus

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T. orasus

Binomial name
Thereus orasus

(Godman & Salvin, [1887])

Synonyms

* Thecla orasus Godman & Salvin, [1887]
* Thecla echinita Schaus, 1902

Thereus orasus is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in montane habitats from central Mexico (Colima and Veracruz) to those of western Panama (Chiriquí) at elevations from 1,100 to 1,800 meters.

The larvae feed on Struthanthus condensatus.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Robbins, Robert; Heredia, Maria Dolores; Busby, Robert C. (2015-09-16). "Male secondary sexual structures and the systematics of the Thereus oppia species group (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini)". ZooKeys. 520: 109–130. doi:10.3897/zookeys.520.10134. ISSN 1313-2970.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q21197543
* Wikispecies: Thereus orasus
* GBIF: 9626788
* iNaturalist: 258256
* NCBI: 2839366

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