Abstract

LAMAS, Gerardo; RAMIREZ, Juan-José  and  ROBBINS, Robert K.. The first known female of Megathecla gigantea (Hewitson, 1867) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini). Rev. peru biol. [online]. 2004, vol.11, n.1, pp.99-102. ISSN 1727-9933.

The first known female of the extremely rare Amazonian species Megathecla gigantea (Hewitson, 1867) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini), from Peru, Loreto, Tierra Hermosa is reported herein. Some notes are given on its behavior and habitat.

Keywords : Brazil; Ecuador; Thecla gigantea; Peru.

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