Parrhasius m-album

Parrhasius m-album
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

  1. 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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