Porthecla ravus

Porthecla ravus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Porthecla
Species:
P. ravus
Binomial name
Porthecla ravus
(Druce 1907)
Synonyms
  • Thecla ravus Druce, 1907

Porthecla ravus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the Amazon basin and southern Brazil.

The length of the forewings is 14.5 mm for males and 13.6 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round. They feed on the nectar of Cordia schomburgkii.

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