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Species Strymon bebrycia - Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak - Hodges#4339

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Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon bebrycia Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon bebrycia Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon bebrycia Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon bebrycia Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak - Strymon bebrycia Red-lined Scrub Hairstreak - Strymon bebrycia
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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 Strymon
Species bebrycia (Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak - Hodges#4339)

Hodges Number

4339

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Strymon bebrycia (Hewitson, 1868)
Thecla bebrycia Hewitson, 1868

Size

Wingspan 25-32 mm. (1)

Range

Rare vagrant to South Texas and southern Arizona; Mexico to Costa Rica. (1)

Food

Caterpillars feed on Cardiospermum halicacabum (Balloon vine) Sapindaceae. (1)

Internet References

NABA South Texas
Butterflies of America
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA) (1)

Works Cited

1.Butterflies of North America
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 21 October, 2013 - 11:21pm
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 10:34am

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