Oenomaus myrteana explained

Oenomaus myrteana is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in lowland wet forest from eastern Ecuador to western Brazil (Rondônia).^[1]

The length of the forewings is 12.8 mm for males and 12.1 mm for females.

Etymology

The name of the species refers to the striking resemblance between the ventral hindwing of this species and that of Enos myrtea.

Notes and References

1. Faynel . C. . Busby . R. C. . Robbins . R. . Review of the species level taxonomy of the neotropical butterfly genus Oenomaus (Lycaenidae, Theclinae, Eumaeini) . 10.3897/zookeys.222.3375 . ZooKeys . 11–45 . 2012 . 23129985. 3459029 . 222 . free . 2012ZooK..222...11F .