''Strymon'' is a

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of scrub hairstreak butterflies in the family

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. It is a highly distinct lineage in the

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Eumaeini The Eumaeini are a tribe of gossamer-winged butterflies (family Lycaenidae). They are typically placed in the subfamily Theclinae, but sometimes considered a separate subfamily Eumaeinae. Over 1,000 species are found in the Neotropical realm Sys ...

, and was at one time even treated as a

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tribe Strymonini. The species of the genus are found in the

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, the

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and the

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realms.

List of species

*'' Strymon acis'' *'' Strymon aeroides'' *'' Strymon albata'' *'' Strymon alea'' *'' Strymon aliparops'' *'' Strymon amphyporphyra'' *'' Strymon andrewi'' *'' Strymon arola'' *'' Strymon astiocha'' *'' Strymon atrofasciata'' *'' Strymon avalona'' *'' Strymon baptistorum'' *'' Strymon basalides'' *'' Strymon basilides'' *'' Strymon bazochii'' *'' Strymon bebrycia'' *'' Strymon borus'' *'' Strymon bubastus'' *'' Strymon buchholzi'' *'' Strymon caryaevorus'' *'' Strymon cestri'' *'' Strymon chlorophora'' *'' Strymon clarionensis'' *'' Strymon columella'' *'' Strymon coolinensis'' *'' Strymon coronos'' *'' Strymon crambusa'' *'' Strymon crossoea'' *'' Strymon cyanofusca'' *'' Strymon cycnus'' *'' Strymon desertorum'' *'' Strymon echion'' *'' Strymon falacer'' *'' Strymon faunalia'' *'' Strymon favonius'' *'' Strymon fentoni'' *'' Strymon flavaria'' *'' Strymon fletcheri'' *'' Strymon franki'' *'' Strymon gerhardi'' *'' Strymon godarti'' *'' Strymon golbachi'' *'' Strymon humuli'' *'' Strymon hyperici'' *'' Strymon ilicis'' *''

Strymon istapa ''Strymon istapa'' the mallow hairstreak, mallow-scrub hairstreak, dotted hairstreak or Hewitson's hairstreak. This diurnal butterfly is a widespread species that can be found in Deserts and xeric shrublands, xeric habitats throughout the souther ...

'' *'' Strymon lacyi'' *'' Strymon lariyojoa'' *'' Strymon limenia'' *'' Strymon liparops'' *'' Strymon lorrainea'' *'' Strymon lynceus'' *'' Strymon martialis'' *'' Strymon maura'' *'' Strymon melinus'' *'' Strymon montanensis'' *'' Strymon mulucha'' *'' Strymon nicolayi'' *'' Strymon obsoleta'' *'' Strymon pan'' *'' Strymon peristictos'' *'' Strymon provo'' *'' Strymon pruina'' *'' Strymon pruni'' *'' Strymon rhaptos'' *'' Strymon rufofusca'' *'' Strymon serapio'' *'' Strymon setonia'' *'' Strymon silenus'' non Fabricius, 1775 *'' Strymon souhegan'' *'' Strymon spini'' *'' Strymon strigosa'' *'' Strymon yojoa'' *'' Strymon ziba''

External links

"''Strymon'' Hübner, 1818"
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms'' Butterflies of North America Butterflies of Central America Butterflies of the Caribbean Lycaenidae of South America Eumaeini Lycaenidae genera Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Eumaeini-stub