Chlorostrymon maesites

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Chlorostrymon maesites
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Eumaeini
Genus: Chlorostrymon
Species:
C. maesites
Binomial name
Chlorostrymon maesites
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1864)

Chlorostrymon maesites, known generally as amethyst hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. Other common names include the maesites hairstreak and verde azul hairstreak. [1] [2]

The MONA or Hodges number for Chlorostrymon maesites is 4271. [3]

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References

  1. "Chlorostrymon maesites Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Chlorostrymon maesites" . Retrieved 2019-09-25.

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