Cyanophrys amyntor

(Redirected from Papilio amyntor)

Cyanophrys amyntor, the Amyntor greenstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the lowland tropics from Mexico to Brazil. It is known in the United States from a single specimen from the Big Bend region of western Texas. It has also been recorded from Hawaii.

Cyanophrys amyntor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 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 families Ulmaceae and Verbenaceae.

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