Oenomaus mentirosa
| Oenomaus mentirosa | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Oenomaus |
| Species: | O. mentirosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Oenomaus mentirosa Faynel & Robbins, 2012 | |
Oenomaus mentirosa is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It occurs in lowland wet forest in Amazonian Peru.[1]
The length of the forewings is 14.9 mm for males.
Etymology
The name of the species is derived from the Spanish word mentirosa (meaning a feminine liar) and refers to the fact that the underside wing pattern resembles that of Porthecla gemma and Porthecla minyia, but this resemblance appears to be a false indicator of relationship.
References
- ↑ Faynel, C.; Busby, R. C.; Robbins, R. (2012). "Review of the species level taxonomy of the neotropical butterfly genus Oenomaus (Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini)". ZooKeys. 222 (222): 11–45. doi:10.3897/zookeys.222.3375. PMC 3459029
. PMID 23129985.
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