Thereus oppia
| Thereus oppia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Thereus |
| Species: | T. oppia |
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| Thereus oppia | |
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Thereus oppia is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Mexico to Costa Rica at a variety of elevations. Most localities where it occurs appear to be deciduous dry forest.
The larvae feed on Struthanthus orbicularis.[1]
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