Strymon alea

Strymon alea, the Alea hairstreak or Lacey's scrub-hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. 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.

Strymon alea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Strymon
Species:
S. alea
Binomial name
Strymon alea
(Godman & Salvin, [1887])
Synonyms
  • Thecla alea Godman & Salvin, [1887]
  • Callicista laceyi Barnes & McDunnough, 1910
  • Strymon laceyi Barnes & McDunnough

The wingspan is 19–29 mm. The upperside is dark gray and the underside is gray 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]

References
  1. Strymon at funet
  2. Butterflies and Moths of North America


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