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| Male T. selina at the Cristalino River Southern Amazon, Brazil  | |
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| Genus: | Thestius Hübner, 1819  | 
Thestius is a genus of hairstreak butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.

T. azaria, figures 65 and 66
Species
- Thestius pholeus (Cramer, [1777])
 - Thestius selina (Hewitson, 1869)
 - Thestius meridionalis (Draudt, 1870)
 - Thestius epopea (Hewitson, 1870)
 - Thestius azaria (Hewitson, 1867)
 - Thestius lycabas (Cramer, [1777])
 
References
External links
- "Thestius Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
 
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