Oenomaus ortygnus

TaxID: 1230416

Basic Information

Oenomaus ortygnus

Aquamarine Hairstreak

Oenomaus ortygnus, the aquamarine hairstreak, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Brazil through Central America to Tamaulipas, Mexico. Rare strays may be found up to southern Texas. The habitat consists of low elevation wet and dry tropical forests. The wingspan is 30 C38 mm.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Lycaenidae

Oenomaus

ortygnus

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

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Morphological Features

Adults have an iridescent aquamarine color above and a pinkish-gray or bluish-gray ventral pattern with a distinctive black basal spot and extensive blue along the lower margin, which may vary geographically.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

A Castañeda-Vildózola, C Nava-Díaz, M Duarte, O Franco-Mora. 2011. New host plant records for Oenomaus ortygnus (Cramer) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) in Mexico. Neotropical Entomology

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Ecuador Quarantine pests —

Distribution (15 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

15
Present
0
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Belize Present —
Brazil Present —
Colombia Present —
Costa Rica Present —
Ecuador Present —
France Present —
Guatemala Present —
Guyana Present —
Honduras Present —
Mexico Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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