Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak

Strymon alea

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak

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