Neotropical
The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone.
Definition
In bi ...
butterflies
Butterflies are insects in the macrolepidopteran clade Rhopalocera from the order Lepidoptera, which also includes moths. Adult butterflies have large, often brightly coloured wings, and conspicuous, fluttering flight. The group comprises t ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species worldwide, whose members are also called gossamer-winged butterflies. They constitute about 30% of the known butterfly ...
The following species are recognized in the genus:
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Electrostrymon angelia
''Electrostrymon angelia'', the fulvous hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family of butterflies (behind Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies), with over 6,000 species w ...
Electrostrymon canus
''Electrostrymon joya'', the muted hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1895. It is found from southern Texas and Mexico to Ecuador, Peru and Tobago, as well as on the Netherlands Antilles. The ...
Electrostrymon dominicana
Electrostrymon is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.Electrostrymon denarius
''Electrostrymon denarius'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.
Distribution
''Electrostrymon denarius'' is distributed from Mexico to Panama
Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República ...
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Electrostrymon ecbatana
Electrostrymon is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.Electrostrymon endymion
Electrostrymon is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.Electrostrymon hugon
Electrostrymon is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.Electrostrymon joya
''Electrostrymon joya'', the muted hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Paul Dognin in 1895. It is found from southern Texas and Mexico to Ecuador, Peru and Tobago, as well as on the Netherlands Antilles. The ...
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Electrostrymon mathewi
Electrostrymon is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.Electrostrymon minikyanos
Electrostrymon is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.Electrostrymon pan
''Electrostrymon pan'' is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.