Evenus coronata
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Theclinae |
Tribe: | Eumaeini |
Genus: | Evenus |
Species: | E. coronata
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Binomial name | |
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Evenus coronata, the crowned hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.[2] It is found from southern Mexico up to Ecuador in a wide coastal area.
The wingspan can range up to 60 mm in males. Evenus coronata is a large, neotropical hairstreak butterfly.
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Male, bottom
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Female
References
[edit]- ^ "Butterflies of America". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ^ Markku Savela (July 15, 2008). "Evenus". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2009-03-23.