Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ocaria | |
Similar Rekoa palegon, Rekoa marius, Ocaria, Chlorostrymon simaethis, Allosmaitia strophius | ||
Ocaria ocrisia
Ocaria ocrisia, the black hairstreak or Hewitson's blackstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1868. It is found from Mexico to Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina. It has also been recorded from southern Arizona. The habitat consists of rainforests at altitudes ranging from 200 to 900 meters.
The wingspan is about 27 mm.
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