title: Thestius (butterfly)
text: # Thestius (butterfly)
  
  Thestius is a genus of hairstreak butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.
  
  ## Species
  
  * Thestius pholeus (Cramer, [1777])
  * Thestius selina (Hewitson, 1869)
  * Thestius meridionalis (Draudt, 1870)
  * Thestius epopea (Hewitson, 1870)
  * Thestius azaria (Hewitson, 1867)
  * Thestius lycabas (Cramer, [1777])
  