Strymon alea
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.
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The wingspan is 19–29 mm. The upperside is dark gray and the underside is gray with a pattern of blotches near the wing base and an irregular brown postmedian line, as well as a submarginal stripe of small, brown triangular spots. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the buds and flowers and Bernardia myricaefolia.[2]
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