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Laothus

Laothus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The members of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.

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Laothus
Laothus and related genera.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Eumaeini
Genus: Laothus
Johnson, Kruse & Kroenlein, 1997
Synonyms1
  • Gibbossa Salazar, 2001
  • Gibbonota Salazar & López, 1996 (preoccupied by Gibbonota Heinrich, 1937)

Laothus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.12 The members of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.1

Species

The following eight species may be recognized:1

  • Laothus gibberosa (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Laothus numen (Druce, 1907)
  • Laothus phydela (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Laothus erybathis (Hewitson, 1867)
  • Laothus oceia (Godman & Salvin, [1887])
  • Laothus viridicans (C. & R. Felder, 1865)
  • Laothus barajo (Reakirt, [1867])
  • Laothus cockaynei (Goodson, 1945)
References

References

  1. Savela, Markku. "Laothus Johnson, Kruse & Kroenlein, 1997". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. Robbins, Robert K.; Cong, Qian; Zhang, Jing; Shen, Jinhui; Busby, Robert C.; Faynel, Christophe; Duarte, Marcelo; Martins, Ananda R. P.; Prieto, Carlos; Lamas, Gerardo; Grishin, Nick V. (2022). "Genomics‐based higher classification of the species‐rich hairstreaks (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Eumaeini)". Systematic Entomology. 47 (3): 445–469. doi:10.1111/syen.12541. PMC 9246340.