''Porthecla annette'' is a

butterfly Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the Order (biology), order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The ...

in the family

Lycaenidae Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfl ...

. It is found in

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ...

and central

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at altitudes under 1,000 meters. The length of the forewings is 14.2 mm for males and 15 mm for females., 2011
Species level taxonomy of the Neotropical hairstreak genus ''Porthecla'' (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae: Theclinae: Eumaeini).
'' Annales de la Société Entomologique de France'' (n.s.), 47(1-2): 241-259

Etymology

The species is named for Dr.

Annette Aiello Annette A. Aiello (born May 1, 1941) is an American zoologist, botanical entomologist, and professor. She develops academic activities at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Biography Annette Aiello was born on May 1, 1941 in New York C ...

, a scientist at the

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI, es, Instituto Smithsonian de Investigaciones Tropicales) is located in Panama and is the only bureau of the Smithsonian Institution based outside of the United States. It is dedicated to understa ...

, who has contributed immensely to the knowledge of the Central American insect fauna.

References

Butterflies described in 2011 Eumaeini {{Eumaeini-stub