Genus
Strymon (Scrub-hairstreaks)
Strymon melinus. Photo: (c) Cat Chang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Strymon is a genus of scrub hairstreak butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. It is a highly distinct lineage in the tribe Eumaeini, and was at one time even treated as a monotypic tribe Strymonini. The species of the genus are found in the Nearctic and the Neotropical realms.
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