Cyanophrys amyntor

Cyanophrys amyntor
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Cyanophrys
Species: C. amyntor
Binomial name
Cyanophrys amyntor
(Cramer, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Papilio amyntor Cramer, 1775
  • Papilio menalcas Cramer, 1779 (preocc. Poda, 1761)
  • Thecla caramba Clench, 1944
  • Thecla amyntor distractus Clench, 1946
  • Cyanophrys eiselei D'Abrera, 1995
  • Cyanophrys quinterorum D'Abrera, 1995
  • Thecla amyntor

The Amyntor Greenstreak (Cyanophrys amyntor) is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in the lowland tropics from Mexico to Brazil. 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 Ulmaceae and Verbenaceae families.

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