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Euselasia thucydides

Euselasia thucydides

(Fabricius, 1793)

Family: Riodinidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Euselasia thucydides is a species of metalmark butterfly, Riodinidae. It is found in Brazil. Subspecies thucydides is found in eastern Brazil, ranging from Santa Catarina to Bahia and the Zona do Mato in eastern Minas Gerais, while ssp. truncata ranges through the central Planalto in Goias south east to the Serra do Cipo and to north central São Paulo.

The length of the forewings is 14–18 mm.

Subspecies: 
  • Euselasia thucydides thucydides (Brazil: Bahia, Minas Gerais)
  • Euselasia thucydides trunctata Callaghan, 2001 (Brazil: Distrito Federal)

Source: Wikipedia, article Euselasia thucydides. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
228627408/02/2025BrazilSanta CatarinaPe da Serra do Tabuleiro--estrada PilõesMarcos Augusto Lartigau
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Euselasia thucydides – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.