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Thereus lomalarga

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Thereus lomalarga
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Thereus
Species:
T. lomalarga
Binomial name
Thereus lomalarga
Robbins, Heredia & Busby, 2015

Thereus lomalarga is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Costa Rica to the western slope of the Andes in Ecuador. It occurs in the great variety of forested habitats.

The larvae feed on Oryctanthus alveolatus.

Etymology

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The species is named for Loma Larga, a housing development on the outskirts of Parque Nacional Natural Farallones de Cali.[1]

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