Arcas cypria described in Theritas
Andrew V. Z. BrowerIntroduction
A large, showy hairstreak endemic to Central America and the western slopes of the Andes. Larval hostplants include Ochroma, Luehea, and Trichospermum (Malvaceae) (Robbins et al. 2012).References
Robbins, R. K., A. R. P. Martins, et al. (2012). "Loss of male secondary sexual structures in allopatry in the neotropical buttefly genus Arcas (Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini)." Insect Syst. Evol. 43: 35-45.
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