Theritas: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Theritas
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Theritas
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Theritas
Theritas is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae) found in the Neotropics. Among the tribe Eumaeini of its subfamily Theclinae, it is usually placed in the group around the genus Atlides. In particular, it seems most closely related to Arcas.
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Ahlbergia
- Airamanna
- Angulopis
- Apuecla
- Arcas
- Aubergina
- Balintus
- Bistonina
- Brangas
- Brevianta
- Busbiina
- Calycopidina
- Celmia
- Chalybs
- Contrafacia
- Cupathecla
- Dabreras
- Deciduphagus
- Denivia
- Dicya
- Enos
- Eumaeina
- Evenus
- Exorbaetta
- Gargina
- Gossenia
- Harkenclenus
- Iaspis
- Ignata
- Ipidecla
- Janthecla
- Johnsonita
- Kolana
- Lamasa
- Lamasina
- Laothus
- Lathecla
- Lucilda
- Macusia
- Magnastigma
- Marachina
- Megathecla
- Micandra
- Michaelus
- Mithras
- Molus
- Neolycaena
- Nesiostrymon
- Nicolaea
- Nordmannia
- Novosatsuma
- Olynthus
- Ostrinotes
- Paiwarria
- Paraspiculatus
- Penaincisalia
- Phothecla
- Podanotum
- Porthecla
- Pseudolycaena
- Rhamma
- Salazaria
- Semonina
- Siderus
- Symbiopsis
- Temecla
- Terenthina
- Thaeides
- Theclopsis
- Theorema
- Thepytus
- Thereus
- Theritas
- Thestius
- Timaeta
- Trichonis



















