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Strymon (butterfly)

Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Strymon is a genus of scrub hairstreak butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is a highly distinct lineage in the tribe Eumaeini, and was at one time even treated as a monotypic tribe Strymonini. The species of the genus are found in the Nearctic, the Palearctic and the Neotropical realms.

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Strymon
Strymon melinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Subfamily: Theclinae
Tribe: Eumaeini
Genus: Strymon
Hübner, 1818
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Synonyms
  • Eiseliana Toledo, 1978
  • Callipareus Scudder, 1872
  • Callicista Grote, 1873
  • Uranotes Scudder, 1876
  • Heoda Johnson, L. Miller & Herrera, 1992
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Strymon melinus larva

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  • Wikispecies logo Data related to Strymon at Wikispecies
  • Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Strymon at Wikimedia Commons
  • "Strymon Hübner, 1818" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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