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Electrostrymon

Electrostrymon is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.

Last revised
Jul 30, 2026
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Electrostrymon
Electrostrymon ecbatana and other Lycaenidae in William Chapman Hewitson's Illustrations of Diurnal Lepidoptera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Eumaeini
Genus: Electrostrymon
Clench, 1961
Synonyms
  • Angulopis K. Johnson, 1991

Electrostrymon is a genus of Neotropical butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.1

Species

The following species are recognized in the genus:2

  • Electrostrymon angelia (Hewitson, 1874) – fulvous hairstreak, angelic hairstreak
  • Electrostrymon angerona (Godman & Salvin, 1896)
  • Electrostrymon canus (H. Druce, 1907)
  • Electrostrymon constantinoi (Johnson & Kroenlein, 1993)
  • Electrostrymon dominicana (Lathy, 1904)
  • Electrostrymon denarius (Butler & H. Druce, 1872)
  • Electrostrymon ecbatana (Hewitson, 1868)
  • Electrostrymon endymion (Fabricius, 1775) – endymion hairstreak
  • Electrostrymon hugon (Godart, [1824]) – ruddy hairstreak
  • Electrostrymon joya (Dognin, 1895) – muted hairstreak
  • Electrostrymon mathewi (Hewitson, 1874)
  • Electrostrymon minikyanos Johnson & Matusik, 1988
  • Electrostrymon pan (Drury, 1773)
  • Electrostrymon perisus (H. Druce, 1907)
  • Electrostrymon picoloro Prieto & Robbins, 2015
  • Electrostrymon thurman Thompson & Robbins, 2016
References

References

  1. "Electrostrymon Clench, 1961" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Electrostrymon Clench, 1961". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.