Porthecla dinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Porthecla
Species:
P. dinus
Binomial name
Porthecla dinus
(Hewitson, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla dinus Hewitson, 1867
  • Radissima dinus

Porthecla dinus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in fragmented montane habitats at altitudes between 600 and 1,800 meters in south-eastern Brazil.

The length of the forewings is 16.7 mm for males and 15.6 mm for females.[2] Adults are on wing from September to April.

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  1. ↑ Porthecla at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Faynel, C. ; R.C. Busby ; A. Moser & R.K. Robbins, 2011: Species level taxonomy of the Neotropical hairstreak genus Porthecla (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (n.s.), 47(1-2): 241-259


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