Strymon alea
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S. alea
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Strymon alea (Godman & Salvin, [1887])
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Strymon alea, the Alea Hairstreak or Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1887. It is found from north-western Costa Rica through Mexico to central and southern Texas.[1] The habitat consists of subtropical thorn scrub.
19–29 mm. The upperside is dark grey and the underside is grey with a pattern of blotches near the wing base and an irregular brown postmedian line, as well as a submarginal stripe of small, brown triangular spots. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the buds and flowers and Bernardia myricaefolia.[2]
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