Butterfly genus in family Lycaenidae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Strymon | |
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Strymon melinus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Subfamily: | Theclinae |
Tribe: | Eumaeini |
Genus: | Strymon Hübner, 1818 |
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