''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 Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

through Mexico to central and southern Texas. The habitat consists of subtropical thorn scrub. The wingspan is 19–29 mm. Adults feed on flower

nectar Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries or nectarines, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists ...

. The larvae feed on the buds and flowers and '' Bernardia myricaefolia''.Butterflies and Moths of North America
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References

alea Alea or ALEA may refer to: Places * Alea (Arcadia), a town of ancient Arcadia, Greece, located near the modern town in Argolis * Alea (Thessaly), a town of ancient Thessaly, Greece * Alea, Arcadia, a village in the municipal unit Tegea, Arcadia, ...

Butterflies of North America Butterflies of Central America Butterflies described in 1887 Taxa named by Frederick DuCane Godman Taxa named by Osbert Salvin {{Eumaeini-stub