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Oenomaus gwenish

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Genus
  
Oenomaus

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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Oenomaus gwenish is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is probably a lower montane species, so far known only from wet forest at 1,000 meters elevation in Darién, Panama.

The length of the forewings is 20 mm for females.

Etymology

The species is named for entomologist Dr. Jennifer (Gwen) Shlichta.

References

Oenomaus gwenish Wikipedia