Thestius (butterfly)
Not to be confused with Thestias (butterfly).
Thestius | |
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male T. selina, Selina hairstreak Cristalino River Southern Amazon, Brazil | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Thestius Hubner, 1819 |
Thestius is a genus of hairstreak butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The members (species) of this genus are found in the Neotropic ecozone.
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