Biology:Cyanophrys amyntor
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Short description: Species of butterfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Cyanophrys |
| Species: | C. amyntor
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| Cyanophrys amyntor (Cramer, 1775)
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Cyanophrys amyntor, the Amyntor greenstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the lowland tropics from Mexico to Brazil . It is known in the United States from a single specimen from the Big Bend region of western Texas . It has also been recorded from Hawaii.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Adults are on wing from July to January in Mexico.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including species from the families Ulmaceae and Verbenaceae.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1588833 entry
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