Strymon astiocha
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| Gray-spotted Scrub-Hairstreak | |
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| adult from Brazil | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Strymon |
| Species: | S. astiocha |
| Binomial name | |
| Strymon astiocha (Prittwitz, 1865) | |
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Strymon astiocha is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Brazil, including the states of Rio de Janeiro and Rondônia.[1][2]
The species exhibits sexual dimorphism in size, with males being about the size of Alexis.[3] The wingspan is similar to other Strymon species in the region. The forewings are white with brown coloration on the body, breast, and a very short tail-like projection. The antennae are black with white bands.[3]
The hindwings have distinctive markings including a black line in front of the fringes, from which individual dark stripes extend into the wing margins. Above this line is a whitish line on the posterior part of the hindwings, with 2 to 3 large black spots located right and left from the hindmost branch of the median vein.[3]
The underside of the forewings shows brownish-gray coloration from the base for about two-thirds of the wing length. The wing pattern includes a brown shadow, a series of small dark-brown crescent-shaped spots, a white zigzag line with gray filling, a series of gray spots, a fine dark line, and white and gray checkered fringes.[3] The hindwings are white with many gray-brown spots and two crossbands of brown and black-bordered small spots. The wing base is dark-spotted and dusty, with a black spot above the tail-like projection.[3]
A fine dark line appears in front of the black and white checkered fringes.[3]