Biology:Satyrium alcestis
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Short description: Species of butterfly
| Soapberry hairstreak | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Eumaeini |
| Genus: | Satyrium |
| Species: | S. alcestis
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| Binomial name | |
| Satyrium alcestis (W. H. Edwards 1871)
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Satyrium alcestis, the soapberry hairstreak, is a species of gossamer-winged butterfly. It was previously considered the only member of the former genus Phaeostrymon, but was originally described as Thecla alcestis Edwards, 1871. It was later revised as Satyrium alcestis[1] The species is found in southwestern United States and Mexico, where its larvae are often found feeding on Soapberry.[2]
References
- ↑ Zhang, Jing; Cong, Qian; Shen, Jinhui; Opler, Paul A.; Grishin, Nick V. (2019). "Changes to North American Butterflfly Names.". The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey 8 (2): 1-12.
- ↑ Mcnair, D. M.; Andresen, C. (2020-11-18). "Soapberry (Sapindus L.) in Arizona". Phytoneuron 2020-78. ISSN 2153-733X. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355196928_Soapberry_Sapindus_L_in_Arizona. Retrieved 2025-06-06.
External links
Data related to Satyrium alcestis at Wikispecies
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