Strymon albata

Strymon albata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Strymon
Species: S. albata
Binomial name
Strymon albata
(C. Felder & R. Felder, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Strymon albatus
  • Thecla albata C. & R. Felder, 1865
  • Thecla sedecia Hewitson, 1874
  • Callicista albata

Strymon albata, the White Hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by C. Felder & R. Felder in 1865. It is found from southern Texas to Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela and Trinidad. The habitat consists of second growth and shrubby fields in seasonally dry tropical lowlands.

The wingspan is 29–35 mm. The upperside is grey with large areas of white patches. The underside of the hindwings is pale grey with a faded postmedian line. There are two generations in southern Texas with adults on wing from June to December. Adults are on wing year round in the tropics. Adults feed on flower nectar of various flowers, including the blue boneset.

The larvae feed on the flower buds and young fruits of Abutilon incanum.[1]

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