Thereus orasus

{{Speciesbox | image = Thereus orasus male.jpg | image_caption = Male | image2 = Thereus orasus female.jpg | image2_caption = Female | taxon = Thereus orasus | authority = (Godman & Salvin, [1887]) | synonyms = *''Thecla orasus'' <small>Godman & Salvin, [1887]</small> *''Thecla echinita'' <small>Schaus, 1902</small> }}

'''''Thereus orasus''''' is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It occurs in montane habitats from central Mexico (Colima and Veracruz) to those of western Panama (Chiriquí) at elevations from 1,100 to 1,800 meters.

The larvae feed on ''Struthanthus condensatus''.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Robbins|first1=Robert|last2=Heredia|first2=Maria Dolores|last3=Busby|first3=Robert C.|date=2015-09-16|title=Male secondary sexual structures and the systematics of the Thereus oppia species group (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae, Eumaeini)|url=https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/6082/|journal=ZooKeys|language=en|issue=520 |pages=109–130|doi=10.3897/zookeys.520.10134|issn=1313-2970|doi-access=free|pmid=26448715 |pmc=4591724|bibcode=2015ZooK..520..109R }}</ref>

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Category:Butterflies described in 1887 Category:Thereus Category:Butterflies of Central America Category:Butterflies of North America Category:Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman Category:Taxa named by Osbert Salvin