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Strymon alea, the Alea Hairstreak or Lacey's Scrub-Hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Godman & Salvin in 1887. It is found from north-western Costa Rica through Mexico to central and southern Texas. The habitat consists of subtropical thorn scrub.

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1. (c) Roger Shaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/goateebird/8258736277/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strymon_alea

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