Parrhasius m-album
| Parrhasius m-album | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Parrhasius |
| Species: | P. m-album |
| Binomial name | |
| Parrhasius m-album Boisduval & Leconte, 1833 | |
The White M Hairstreak, Parrhasius m-album, is a species of butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Connecticut west to southeast Iowa and Missouri south to east Texas the Gulf Coast, and peninsular Florida. On rare occasions some stray to Michigan and Wisconsin.[1]
The wingspan is 32–41 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus virginiana and other Quercus species.
References
- ↑ Opler, Paul A., Harry Pavulaan, Ray E. Stanford, Michael Pogue, coordinators (2006). "Parrhasius m-album". Big Sky Institute. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
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