Sliver-Banded Hairstreak - Chlorostrymon simaethis

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Copyright © 2004 Alan Chin Lee

Sliver-Banded Hairstreak - Chlorostrymon simaethis

Key largo, Florida, USA

Sliver-Banded Hairstreaks host on Balloon Vine (Cardiospernum halicacabum and Cardiospernum corindum). Note that the final instar larvae are variable in color.

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Contributed by Alan Chin Lee on 5 September, 2004 - 2:13am
Last updated 12 July, 2015 - 12:44pm

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