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Oenomaus lea

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Oenomaus

Oenomaus lea

Oenomaus lea is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It occurs in wet lowland forest up to 1,200 meters elevation in eastern Ecuador and eastern Peru.

The length of the forewings is 18.2 mm for males.

Etymology

The species is named for Léa Faynel, daughter of Christophe Faynel.

References

Oenomaus lea Wikipedia