Strymon alea: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Genus
- Strymon
- Species
- Strymon alea
- Scientific Name
- Strymon alea
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Strymon alea
Strymon alea, the Alea hairstreak or Lacey's scrub-hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1887. It is found from north-western Costa Rica through Mexico to central and southern Texas. The habitat consists of subtropical thorn scrub.
The wingspan is 19–29 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the buds and flowers and Bernardia myricaefolia.
...Strymon alea in languages:
- English
- Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Strymon acis
- Strymon albata
- Strymon alea
- Strymon astiocha
- Strymon avalona
- Strymon azuba
- Strymon bazochii
- Strymon bebrycia
- Strymon bicolor
- Strymon bubastus
- Strymon cardus
- Strymon caryaevorus
- Strymon cestri
- Strymon christophei
- Strymon colombiana
- Strymon columella
- Strymon crambusa
- Strymon cyanofusca
- Strymon daraba
- Strymon davara
- Strymon eremica
- Strymon eurytulus
- Strymon gabatha
- Strymon giffordi
- Strymon glorissima
- Strymon heodes
- Strymon istapa
- Strymon jacqueline
- Strymon lamasi
- Strymon limenia
- Strymon liparops
- Strymon lucena
- Strymon marcidus
- Strymon martialis
- Strymon megarus
- Strymon melinus
- Strymon monopeteinus
- Strymon mulucha
- Strymon nivea
- Strymon ohausi
- Strymon oreala
- Strymon oribata
- Strymon rana
- Strymon rufofusca
- Strymon sabinus
- Strymon serapio
- Strymon solitario
- Strymon tegaea
- Strymon toussainti
- Strymon veterator
- Strymon wagenknechti
- Strymon yojoa
- Strymon ziba