Strymon alea
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Strymon |
| Species: | S. alea |
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Strymon alea, the Alea hairstreak or Lacey's scrub-hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1887. It is found from north-western Costa Rica through Mexico to central and southern Texas.[1] The habitat consists of subtropical thorn scrub.
The wingspan is 19–29 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the buds and flowers and Bernardia myricaefolia.[2]
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