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 - Panama south to the Amazonian RegionDenivia adamsi - Peru Denivia arene - Ecuador and PeruDenivia augustinula - Mexico to northern ColombiaDenivia augustula - Costa Rica and Panama to western EcuadorDenivia chaluma - central and southern BrazilDenivia curitabaensis - BrazilDenivia deniva - Argentina and Southern BrazilDenivia espiritosanto Bálint & Moser, 2007 - eastern BrazilDenivia hemon - NeotropicsDenivia lisus - Mexico to southern BrazilDenivia monica - Venezuela to BoliviaDenivia phegeus - BrazilDenivia silma - Amazonian Region south to Paraguay and BrazilDenivia theocritus - Mexico to western EcuadorDenivia viresco - Amazonian Region