Chlorostrymon telea
| Chlorostrymon telea | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chlorostrymon |
| Species: | C. telea |
| Binomial name | |
| Chlorostrymon telea (Hewitson, 1868) | |
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Chlorostrymon telea, the Telea Hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Hewitson in 1868. It is found from southern Texas and Mexico to Colombia, Uruguay, Paraguay, eastern Bolivia, Argentina and Chile.[1] The habitat consists of stream valleys of semideciduous dry forests.
The wingspan is 16–22 mm. The upperside of the males is iridescent purple-blue, while females are dull grey-blue. There is a white postmedian line on the underside, forming a W-shape near the inner margin. Adults are on wing in June in southern Texas and from January to July in Central America. They feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the flowers of Guazuma species and Central American soapberry.[2]
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