Chlorostrymon maesites
| Chlorostrymon maesites | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Chlorostrymon |
| Species: | C. maesites
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlorostrymon maesites (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864)
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Chlorostrymon maesites, known generally as amethyst hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the family of butterflies known as Lycaenidae. Other common names include the maesites hairstreak and verde azul hairstreak.[1][2] It is found in the Caribbean and North America.[1]
The MONA or Hodges number for Chlorostrymon maesites is 4271.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Chlorostrymon maesites Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Chlorostrymon maesites Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Chlorostrymon maesites". Retrieved 2018-05-05.
Further reading
- Grote, Aug.R.; Robinson, C.T. (1868). List of the Lepidoptera of North America. American Entomological Society.
- Heppner, J.B. (2003). "Lepidoptera of Florida. Part 1. Introduction and catalog" (PDF). Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Areas. 17. Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. ISSN 0066-8036.
- Hodges, Ronald W., ed. (1983). Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico: Including Greenland. E.W. Classey and The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. ISBN 9780860960164.
- Opler, Paul A. (1992). A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-63279-X.
- Opler, Paul A. (1999). A Field Guide to Western Butterflies (2nd ed.). Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-79151-0.
- Pelham, Jonathan P. (2008). "A catalogue of the butterflies of the United States and Canada with a complete bibliography of the descriptive and systematic literature". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 40. ISSN 0022-4324.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.