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Thecla (genus)

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Thecla

Higher classification
  
Theclini

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Brown hairstreak, Butterflies and moths, Satyrium, Lycaenidae, Purple hairstreak

Thecla is a genus of butterflies, described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1807, belonging to the family Lycaenidae. The species are found in the Palaearctic.

Species

Several, including:

  • Thecla betulae (Linnaeus, 1758) - brown hairstreak
  • Thecla betulina Staudinger, 1887
  • Thecla ohyai Fujioka, 1994
  • Thecla chalybeia, De Nicéville 1892
  • Thecla hemon (Cramer, 1775)
  • Thecla leechii, De Nicéville 1892
  • Thecla letha, (Watson, 1896)
  • Thecla pavo, (De Nicéville, 1887)
  • Thecla ziha, (Hewitson, 1865)

    • References

    Thecla (genus) Wikipedia
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