Trichonis

This article is about the genus of butterflies. For the ancient Greek lake with this name, see Lake Trichonida.

Trichonis is a Neotropical genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.^[1]

Trichonis
Trichonis hyacinthus, figures 1 and 3 (male), figure 2 (female)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Trichonis Hewitson, 1865

One species, Trichonis immaculata, is a small blue butterfly found in the West Indies. The outer edges of the forewings are dark blue with the remainder of the wings being a light blue. They are about 30 mm wide and 25 mm long.^[2]

Other species share the "dark around the edges" effect.

Species

• Trichonis hyacinthus (Cramer, [1775])
• Trichonis immaculata Lathy, 1930

References

1. "Trichonis Hewitson, 1865" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. "Trichonis immaculata". www.butterfliesofamerica.com. 1930. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 27 May 2023.