Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Cyanophrys amyntor | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Cyanophrys Rank Species | |
Similar Cyanophrys, Allosmaitia strophius, Rekoa marius, Ministrymon azia, Rekoa palegon | ||
Cyanophrys amyntor, the Amyntor greenstreak, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the lowland tropics from Mexico to Brazil. It is known in the United States from a single specimen from the Big Bend region of western Texas. It has also been recorded from Hawaii.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Adults are on wing from July to January in Mexico.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including species from the Ulmaceae and Verbenaceae families.
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