Evenus coronata
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Subfamily: | Theclinae |
| Tribe: | Eumaeini |
| Genus: | Evenus |
| Species: | E. coronata |
| Binomial name | |
| Evenus coronata | |
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Evenus coronata, the crowned hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.[2] It is found from southern Mexico up to Ecuador in a wide coastal area.
The wingspan can range up to 60 mm in males. Evenus coronata is a large, neotropical hairstreak butterfly.
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Female
References
- ^ "Butterflies of America". Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ^ Markku Savela (July 15, 2008). "Evenus". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2009-03-23.