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Strymon acis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Strymon

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Similar
  
Anaea troglodyta, Strymon, Strymon istapa, Chlorostrymon simaethis, Cyclargus

Strymon acis, the Bartram's scrub-hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in southern Florida and the West Indies. The habitat consists of openings in pine woods.

The wingspan is 22-29 mm. The upperside is dark gray. The underside of the wings is pale gray with white lines and contrasting thinner black lines.

The larvae feed on the flower buds and young fruits of Croton linearis.

Subspecies

  • Strymon acis acis
  • Strymon acis bartrami (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) (southern Florida)
  • Strymon acis casasi (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) (Cuba)
  • Strymon acis mars (Fabricius, 1776)

    • References

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