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Thereus
EntityQ1758787· pop 11· linked from 11 articles

thumb|left|Male Imago|imagines of the disputed T. pedusa, upperside (left) and underwing

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderLepidoptera
  5. FamilyLycaenidae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
18
Family
Lycaenidae
Collections
NHMUK
Recorded in
Colombia, Brazil, French Guiana

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thumb|left|Male Imago|imagines of the disputed T. pedusa, upperside (left) and underwing

Thereus is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae). Among these, it belongs to the tribe Eumaeini of the subfamily Theclinae. These small butterflies occur essentially all over the Neotropics.

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