Panthiades bathildis

Panthiades bathildis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found from Mexico, Central America and Panama to Colombia, Venezuela and Suriname. There have also been sightings in Texas.

Panthiades bathildis
Male, Texas
Female, Panama
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Panthiades
Species:	P. bathildis
Binomial name
Panthiades bathildis (C. & R. Felder, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
Pseudolycaena bathildis C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865 Papilio battus Cramer, 1775 (Preocc. Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Thecla jalan Reakirt, [1867] Thecla aufidena Hewitson, 1869