Porthecla gemma is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the Amazon Basin and the Guianas at altitudes between 100 and 1,000 meters. The length of the forewings is 14.6 mm for males and 13.9 mm for females. Adults are on wing year round.
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0