''Strymon albata'', the white hairstreak, is a
butterfly of the family
Lycaenidae. It was described by
Cajetan Felder
Baron Cajetan von Felder (german: link=no, Cajetan Freiherr von Felder; 19 September 1814 – 30 November 1894) was an Austrian lawyer, entomologist and liberal politician. He served as mayor of Vienna from 1868 to 1878.
Life and career
Felder ...
and
Rudolf Felder
Rudolf Felder (2 May 1842 in Vienna – 29 March 1871 in Vienna) was an Austrian jurist and entomologist. He was mainly interested in Lepidoptera, amassing, with his father, Cajetan Felder, a huge collection.
Works
*with Cajetan Felder, Lepidopte ...
in 1865. It is found from southern
Texas to
Costa Rica
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,
Colombia
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,
Venezuela and
Trinidad.
The
wingspan is 29–35 mm. There are two generations in southern Texas with adults on wing from June to December. Adults are on wing year-round in the tropics. Adults feed on flower nectar of various flowers, including the
blue boneset.
The larvae feed on the flower buds and young fruits of ''
Abutilon incanum
''Abutilon icanum'', also known as hoary abutilon, pelotazo, pelotazo chico, tronadora, and ''mao'' (Hawaii), is a shrub widespread throughout the arid, warm regions of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico as well as Hawaii.
It gro ...
''.
Butterflies and Moths of North America
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References
Butterflies described in 1865
Taxa named by Cajetan von Felder
Taxa named by Rudolf Felder
Butterflies of North America
Lycaenidae of South America
Butterflies of Central America
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