Chlorostrymon maesites
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| Chlorostrymon maesites | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chlorostrymon |
| Species: | C. maesites |
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| Chlorostrymon maesites (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864) | |
Chlorostrymon maesites, known generally as amethyst hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. Other common names include the maesites hairstreak and verde azul hairstreak.[2][3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Chlorostrymon maesites is 4271.[4]