| Cyanophrys herodotus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cyanophrys |
| Species: | C. herodotus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyanophrys herodotus (Fabricius, 1793) | |
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Cyanophrys herodotus, the tropical green hairstreak or tropical greenstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. [1] Rare strays can be found as far north as southern Texas. [2] The habitat consists of open disturbed areas in tropical and subtropical rainforests and cloudforests at altitudes ranging from 600 to about 2,000 meters. [3]
The wingspan is 22–29 mm. Adults are on wing from late May to late October in southern Texas. They are on wing year-round in Central America and Mexico. They feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the leaves and flowers of various shrubs and trees, including Lantana camara , Cornutia grandifolia , Clerodendron paniculatum , Lithraea brasiliensis , Schinus molle , Mangifera indica and Mikania species. [4]