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Species Ministrymon clytie - Clytie Ministreak - Hodges#4290

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies and Skippers)
Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)
Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
Tribe Eumaeini
Genus Ministrymon (Ministreaks)
Species clytie (Clytie Ministreak - Hodges#4290)

Hodges Number

4290

Explanation of Names

Ministrymon clytie (W. H. Edwards, 1877)

Size

Very small hairstreak, 20-25mm wingspan.

Identification

Underwing is light gray with reddish/orange markings.

Range

c. TX to C. Amer. - Map (MPG), Map (GBIF), Map (iNat) - most records from southmost TX where they are periodically abundant.

Habitat

Found on eupitorium, and other flowing bushes.

Season

Most of the year with 2-3 broods.

Food

Larva feeds on legumes and creeping mesquite.

See Also

Leda Ministreak, has a slightly different range.

Print References

(1)

Internet References

Butterflies of America - BOA

Works Cited

1.Butterflies of North America (Kaufman Focus Guides)
Jim P. Brock, Kenn Kaufman. 2003. Houghton Mifflin Co.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 4 July, 2005 - 12:52pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, tom murray, Mike Quinn
Last updated 20 December, 2021 - 12:54pm

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