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Genus Strymon

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Remarks · Works Cited
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon bazochii Gray Hairstreak for California for October - Strymon melinus Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon istapa - female Gray Hairstreak - Strymon melinus Satyrium calanus - Banded Hairstreak? - Strymon melinus Bentsen Yojoa - Strymon yojoa Pack Lycanidae 7.11.09 01 - Strymon melinus
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))
Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)
Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
Genus Strymon
Explanation of Names
Strymon was an ancient Greek name for the Struma River in Bulgaria and Greece. (Based on Internet searches.) Perhaps the genus was originally described from Eurasia, or perhaps the name is an allusion to a river-like (or delta-like?) pattern on the butterfly's wings. The author of Strymon was our German lepidopterist friend Jacob Hubner, who described the genus in 1818.
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists about 14 species.
Scott, pp. 382-384, lists 13 species. (1)
Remarks
Tribe Theclini.
Works Cited
1.The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and Field Guide
By James A. Scott
Contributed by Cotinis on 16 February, 2004 - 12:32pm
Last updated 30 January, 2005 - 2:09pm

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