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Strymon albata

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Strymon albata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Strymon
Species:
S. albata
Binomial name
Strymon albata
Synonyms
  • Strymon albatus
  • Thecla albata C. & R. Felder, 1865
  • Thecla sedecia Hewitson, 1874
  • Callicista albata

Strymon albata, the white hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Cajetan Felder and Rudolf Felder in 1865. It is found from southern Texas to Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad.

The wingspan is 29–35 mm. There are two generations in southern Texas with adults on wing from June to December. Adults are on wing year-round in the tropics. Adults feed on flower nectar of various flowers, including the blue boneset.

The larvae feed on the flower buds and young fruits of Abutilon incanum.[1]

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