Thereus oppia

Thereus oppia
	Male
	Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Thereus
Species:	T. oppia
Binomial name
	Thereus oppia; (Godman & Salvin, [1887])
Synonyms
	Thecla oppia Godman & Salvin, [1887];

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]

References

Male secondary sexual structures and the systematics of the Thereus oppia species group (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini)

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[1] Male secondary sexual structures and the systematics of the Thereus oppia species group (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini)