Summary ⁴

Strymon istapa has many common names with the most well-known being The Mallow Hairstreak, Mallow-scrub Hairstreak, Dotted Hairstreak, or Hewitson’s Hairstreak. This diurnal butterfly is a wide spread species that can be found in xeric habitats throughout the Southern United States, Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and rarely in South America. This species can be spotted in rural and suburban areas in which human infringement has created open fields or tracks of overgrown weeds as...

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3. (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/jroldenettel/5206785264/
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strymon_istapa

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CalPhotos
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Moth Photographers Group
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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