Soapberry hairstreak | |
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Genus: | Phaeostrymon Clench, 1961 |
Species: | P. alcestis |
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Phaeostrymon alcestis W. H. Edwards 1871 | |
Phaeostrymon alcestis, the soapberry hairstreak, is the only species of the gossamer-winged butterfly genus Phaeostrymon. It is found in southwestern United States and Mexico.