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Scrub-Hairstreaks
Strymon
Strymon is a genus of scrub hairstreak butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is a highly distinct lineage in the tribe Eumaeini, and was at one time even treated as a monotypic tribe Strymonini. The species of the genus are found in the Nearctic, the Palearctic and the Neotropical realms.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Gray Hairstreak
speciesStrymon melinus
Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon istapa
Strymon eurytulus
speciesStrymon eurytulus
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon bazochii
Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon rufofusca
Cramer’s Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon bubastus
Gray-spotted Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon astiocha
Mottled Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon mulucha
Yojoa Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon yojoa
Tailless Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon cestri
Ziba Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon ziba
White Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon albata
Martial Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon martialis
Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon bebrycia
Caribbean Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon acis
Daraba Desert Groundstreak
speciesStrymon daraba
Davara Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon davara
Strymon lucena
speciesStrymon lucena
Strymon bicolor
speciesStrymon bicolor
Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon alea
Megarus Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon megarus
Strymon crambusa
speciesStrymon crambusa
Strymon eremica
speciesStrymon eremica
Disguised Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon limenia
Strymon oreala
speciesStrymon oreala
Great Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon gabatha
Avalon Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon avalona
Columella Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon columella
Big Bend Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon solitario
Bromeliad Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon serapio
Strymon azuba
speciesStrymon azuba
Strymon wagenknechti
speciesStrymon wagenknechti
Strymon oribata
speciesStrymon oribata
Strymon nivea
speciesStrymon nivea
Strymon rana
speciesStrymon rana
Strymon tegaea
speciesStrymon tegaea
Strymon sabinus
speciesStrymon sabinus
Toussaint's Scrub-Hairstreak
speciesStrymon toussainti
Strymon cardus
speciesStrymon cardus
Strymon ohausi
speciesStrymon ohausi
Strymon colombiana
speciesStrymon colombiana
Strymon lamasi
speciesStrymon lamasi
Strymon veterator
speciesStrymon veterator
Strymon heodes
speciesStrymon heodes
Strymon michelle
speciesStrymon michelle
Strymon glorissima
speciesStrymon glorissima
Strymon dubileah
speciesStrymon dubileah
Strymon jacqueline
speciesStrymon jacqueline
Strymon cyanofusca
speciesStrymon cyanofusca
Strymon sylea
speciesStrymon sylea
Strymon giffordi
speciesStrymon giffordi
Strymon sapota
speciesStrymon sapota
Strymon monopeteinus
speciesStrymon monopeteinus
Strymon marcidus
speciesStrymon marcidus
Strymon flavaria
speciesStrymon flavaria
Strymon kingi
speciesStrymon kingi
Strymon dindus
speciesStrymon dindus
Hispaniolan Scrub-hairstreak
speciesStrymon christophei
Strymon acadica
speciesStrymon acadica
Strymon saepium
speciesStrymon saepium
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50940.