Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Allosmaitia strophius | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Allosmaitia Rank Species | |
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Similar Rekoa palegon, Ministrymon azia, Oenomaus ortygnus, Chlorostrymon simaethis, Strymon bazochii | ||
Allosmaitia strophius, the Strophius hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from southern Brazil, north to Sinaloa, Mexico. Strays can be found as far north as Texas.
The wingspan is 22–32 mm. Adults are on wing year-round in Central America. In Texas, a stray was reported in November.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Malpighia species.
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