Denivia

Denivia is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. There are at least 20 described species in Denivia, found in Central and South America. The Denivia was formerly considered a synonym of the genus Theritas. In phylogenetic studies published in 2006¹, the following species were classified in the genus Denivia.

Denivia is a genus of gossamer-winged butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. There are at least 20 described species in Denivia, found in Central and South America. The Denivia was formerly considered a synonym of the genus Theritas. In phylogenetic studies published in 2006, the following species were classified in the genus Denivia. ==Species== These species belong to the genus Denivia: Denivia acontius (Goodson, 1945) - Panama south to the Amazonian Region Denivia adamsi (H.H. Druce, 1909) - Peru (generic placement uncertain) Denivia arene (Goodson, 1945) - Ecuador and Peru Denivia augustinula (Goodson, 1945) - Mexico to northern Colombia Denivia augustula (W.F. Kirby, 1877) - Costa Rica and Panama to western Ecuador Denivia chaluma (Schaus, 1902) - central and southern Brazil Denivia curitabaensis (K. Johnson, 1992) - Brazil Denivia deniva (Hewitson, 1874) - Argentina and Southern Brazil Denivia espiritosanto Bálint & Moser, 2007 - eastern Brazil Denivia hemon (Cramer, 1775) - Neotropics Denivia lisus (Stoll, 1790) - Mexico to southern Brazil Denivia monica (Hewitson, 1867) - Venezuela to Bolivia Denivia phegeus (Hewitson, 1865) - Brazil Denivia silma (Martins, Faynel, & Robbins, 2016) - Amazonian Region south to Paraguay and Brazil Denivia theocritus (Fabricius, 1793) - Mexico to western Ecuador Denivia viresco (H.H. Druce, 1907) - Amazonian Region ==References== ==External links==

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