Ocaria ocrisia
| Ocaria ocrisia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Ocaria |
| Species: | O. ocrisia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ocaria ocrisia (Hewitson, 1868) | |
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Ocaria ocrisia, the Black Hairstreak or Hewitson's Blackstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Hewitson in 1868. It is found from Mexico to Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador and Argentina.[1] It has also been recorded from southern Arizona.[2] The habitat consists of rainforests at altitudes ranging from 200 to 900 meters.[3]
The wingspan is about 27 mm.[4]
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