Thestius (butterfly)

Not to be confused with Thestias (butterfly).

Thestius is a genus of hairstreak butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.

Thestius
Male T. selina at the Cristalino River Southern Amazon, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Thestius Hübner, 1819

T. azaria, figures 65 and 66

Species

• Thestius pholeus (Cramer, [1777])
• Thestius selina (Hewitson, 1869)
• Thestius meridionalis (Draudt, 1870)
• Thestius epopea (Hewitson, 1870)
• Thestius azaria (Hewitson, 1867)
• Thestius lycabas (Cramer, [1777])

External links

• "Thestius Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms