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Species Chlorostrymon maesites - Amethyst Hairstreak - Hodges#4271

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Amethyst Hairstreak - Chlorostrymon maesites Amethyst Hairstreak - Chlorostrymon maesites Amethyst Hairstreak - Chlorostrymon maesites
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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 Chlorostrymon
Species maesites (Amethyst Hairstreak - Hodges#4271)

Hodges Number

4271

Explanation of Names

Chlorostrymon maesites (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864)

Size

18-20 mm Wingspan(1)

Identification

Brilliant Purplish blue above; ventrally brown; hind wing below has an apical patch extending three-fourths the distance to the front margin of the wing; females are dark brown above with base of front wing and most of hind wing dark blue; ventrally dark green.(1)

Range

s. FL / W. Indies - Map (MPG, BOA)

Season

yr round in FL (MPG)

Print References

Arnett & Jacques (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - MPG
Butterflies of America - BOA

Works Cited

1.Simon & Schuster's Guide to Insects
Dr. Ross H. Arnett, Dr. Richard L. Jacques. 1981. Fireside.
Contributed by Alan Chin Lee on 2 September, 2004 - 9:32pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Matthew Roth, Mike Quinn
Last updated 1 January, 2018 - 3:03pm

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