Electrostrymon is a genus of
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 biogeogra ...
butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
in the family
Lycaenidae
Lycaenidae is the second-largest family (biology), 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 ...
.
"''Electrostrymon'' Clench, 1961"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Species
The following species are recognized in the genus:Electrostrymon angelia
''Electrostrymon angelia'', the fulvous hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings tha ...
'' – fulvous hairstreak, angelic hairstreak
*'' Electrostrymon angerona''
*'' Electrostrymon canus''
*'' Electrostrymon constantinoi''
*'' Electrostrymon dominicana''
*'' Electrostrymon denarius''
*'' Electrostrymon ecbatana''
*'' Electrostrymon endymion'' – endymion hairstreak
*'' Electrostrymon hugon'' – ruddy hairstreak
*'' Electrostrymon joya'' – muted hairstreak
*'' Electrostrymon mathewi''
*'' Electrostrymon minikyanos''
*'' Electrostrymon pan''
*'' Electrostrymon perisus''
*'' Electrostrymon picoloro''
*'' Electrostrymon thurman''
References
Eumaeini
Lycaenidae of South America
Lycaenidae genera
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