Parrhasius orgia (Hewitson, 1867) is a animal in the Lycaenidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Parrhasius orgia (Hewitson, 1867) (Parrhasius orgia (Hewitson, 1867))
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Parrhasius orgia (Hewitson, 1867)

Parrhasius orgia (Hewitson, 1867)

Parrhasius orgia, the variable hairstreak, is a Lycaenidae butterfly found from Mexico through northern South America to Bolivia.

Family
Genus
Parrhasius
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Parrhasius orgia (Hewitson, 1867)

Parrhasius orgia, commonly known as the variable hairstreak, is a butterfly species belonging to the family Lycaenidae. This butterfly is distributed across the region ranging from Mexico to Venezuela, and can also be found in the Amazon, French Guiana, Colombia, and Bolivia.

Photo: (c) David Geale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Geale · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Lycaenidae Parrhasius

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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