Parrhasius

Parrhasius

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Parrhasius: /pæˈreɪsiəs/

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Images

Bulletin - United States National Museum (1932) (14596242357) by Internet Archive Book Images. Used under a No restrictions license.
Parrhasius m-album by leppyone. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
41467 2020 14408 Fig2 HTML by Cheng-Chia Tsai, Richard A. Childers, Norman Nan Shi, Crystal Ren, Julianne N. Pelaez, Gary D. Bernard, Naomi E. Pierce & Nanfang Yu. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.
Flickr - ggallice - White m hairstreak by Geoff Gallice from Gainesville, FL, USA. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Parrhasius m-album 1 by Jacy Lucier. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
White M hairstreak (41064863534) by Melissa McMasters from Memphis, TN, United States. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Summary

Parrhasius is a genus of butterflies belonging to the family Lycaenidae within the order Lepidoptera. The name Parrhasius may be derived from various historical and mythological references, including a painter from ancient Athens and a figure from Greek mythology.

Tags

  • butterfly
  • genus
  • Parrhasius
  • Lepidoptera
  • Lycaenidae