Biology:Parrhasius m-album
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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: | Parrhasius |
| Species: | P. m-album
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| Binomial name | |
| Parrhasius m-album Boisduval & Leconte, 1833
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Parrhasius m-album, or the white M hairstreak, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the United States from western Connecticut to southeast Iowa, southern Missouri to east Texas, the Gulf Coast, and peninsular Florida. On rare occasions some stray to Michigan and Wisconsin.[2]
The wingspan of Parrhasius m-album is 32–41 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus virginiana and other Quercus species.
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Parrhasius m-album White-m Hairstreak". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.114288/Parrhasius_m-album. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ Opler, Paul A.; Harry Pavulaan (2006). "Parrhasius m-album". Big Sky Institute. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1552. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
Wikidata ☰ Q3062208 entry
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