Electrostrymon joya, the muted hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1895. It is found from southern Texas and Mexico to Ecuador, Peru and Tobago,[1] as well as on the Netherlands Antilles. The habitat consists of openings and edges in tropical semideciduous river forests and second growth.
The wingspan is 24–30 mm. The upperside of the males is orange brown and the underside is tan with a red postmedian line. Females are identical to Electrostrymon hugon. Adults are on wing from April to January in the tropics. There are three or more generations per year. They feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Mangifera indica and Psiguria racemosa.[2]
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^"Electrostrymon Clench, 1961" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
electrostrymon, joya, muted, hairstreak, butterfly, family, lycaenidae, described, paul, dognin, 1895, found, from, southern, texas, mexico, ecuador, peru, tobago, well, netherlands, antilles, habitat, consists, openings, edges, tropical, semideciduous, river,. Electrostrymon joya the muted hairstreak is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae It was described by Paul Dognin in 1895 It is found from southern Texas and Mexico to Ecuador Peru and Tobago 1 as well as on the Netherlands Antilles The habitat consists of openings and edges in tropical semideciduous river forests and second growth Electrostrymon joyaScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily LycaenidaeGenus ElectrostrymonSpecies E joyaBinomial nameElectrostrymon joya Dognin 1895 SynonymsThecla joya Dognin 1895 Thecla canus H H Druce 1907 Thecla nubes H H Druce 1907 Thecla callao H H Druce 1907 Thecla rugatus H H Druce 1907 Thecla bunnirae Dyar 1918 Tergissima shargeli K Johnson 1990 The wingspan is 24 30 mm The upperside of the males is orange brown and the underside is tan with a red postmedian line Females are identical to Electrostrymon hugon Adults are on wing from April to January in the tropics There are three or more generations per year They feed on flower nectar The larvae feed on the flowers of Mangifera indica and Psiguria racemosa 2 References edit Electrostrymon Clench 1961 at Markku Savela s Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms Butterflies and Moths of North AmericaExternal links editButterflies of the Americas images This Eumaeini related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Electrostrymon joya amp oldid 1023343256, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
