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Parrhasius orgia

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Parrhasius orgia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Parrhasius
Species:
P. orgia
Binomial name
Parrhasius orgia
(Hewitson, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla orgia Hewitson, 1867
  • Panthiades (Parrhasius) orgia
  • Thecla polibetes var. sedecia Hewitson, 1874 (preocc. Hewitson, 1874)
  • Thecla teleontes Druce, 1890
  • Parrhasius orgia amazonis Nicolay, 1979
  • Parrhasius orgia melissa Nicolay, 1979
  • Parrhasius orgia orgiophantes Clench, 1979

Parrhasius orgia, the variable hairstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Mexico to Venezuela, the Amazon, French Guiana, Colombia and Bolivia.

References

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  1. ^ Parrhasius at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms