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Strymon acis

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

Strymon acis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Strymon
Species:
S. acis
Binomial name
Strymon acis
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Papilio acis Drury, [1773]
  • Thecla acis gossei Comstock & Huntington, 1943
  • Thecla acis petioni Comstock & Huntington, 1943
  • Strymon acis armouri Clench, 1943
  • Strymon acis leucosticha Clench, 1992
  • Thecla acis bartrami Comstock & Huntington, 1943
  • Thecla acis casasi Comstock & Huntington, 1943
  • Papilio mars Fabricius, 1776

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.[1]

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

  1. ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America


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