Phaeostrymon alcestis

Soapberry Hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Phaeostrymon
Clench, 1961
Species: P. alcestis
Binomial name
Phaeostrymon alcestis
W. H. Edwards 1871
Phaeostrymon alcestis antenna

The Soapberry Hairstreak (Phaeostrymon alcestis) is the only species of the gossamer-winged butterfly genus Phaeostrymon. It is found in southwestern United States and Mexico.

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