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Strymon bubastus

Bubastus Scrub Hairstreak


Strymon bubastus

Frotadora Punteada
Family: Lycaenidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
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Strymon bubastus, the disjunct scrub-hairstreak or Bubastus hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1780. It is found in Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Dominica and Grenada.

Host plants include Phyla nodiflora and Waltheria ovata in Chile.

Subspecies: 
  • Strymon bubastus bubastus
  • Strymon bubastus ponce (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) (Antilles)

Source: Wikipedia, article Strymon bubastus. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 10

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Photography ID: 616998
  Adult
Paso de los Libres
Corrientes
Argentina
02/07/2024
Marcos Augusto Lartigau
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Photography ID: 589916
  Adult
Machagai
Chaco
Argentina
07/01/2024
Agustín Méndez Renedo
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Photography ID: 534898
  Adult
Cumana
Sucre
Venezuela
08/06/2022
José Ramón Goméz
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Photography ID: 418626
  Adult
Barrio Alunai
La Rioja
Argentina
01/12/2020
Ramón Vera
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Photography ID: 418625
  Adult
Barrio Alunai
La Rioja
Argentina
01/12/2020
Ramón Vera
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Photography ID: 398609
  Adult
Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
05/18/2020
Fernando Bernasconi


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Species records

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
247734201/05/2026ArgentinaMisionesParque Provincial FachinalGaston Lisandro Gabinetti
205200401/07/2024ArgentinaChacoMachagaiAgustín Méndez Renedo
222892907/02/2024ArgentinaCorrientespaso de los libres, Paso de los LibresMarcos Augusto Lartigau
188938215/07/2023ArgentinaJujuyBosque Chaqueño en empalme Rn66 y Rn34Walter Bustamante
176411006/08/2022VenezuelaSucreCumanaJosé Ramón Goméz
181097112/02/2022BrazilRio de JaneiroParque Nacional da TijucaMarcos Augusto Lartigau
124370918/05/2020ArgentinaCorrientesMarinas Club Yacyretá, ItuzaingóFernando Bernasconi
130979212/01/2020ArgentinaLa RiojaBarrio AlunaiRamón Vera
141641904/05/2018ParaguayBoquerónReserva Natural Cañada el CarmenGuillermo Menéndez
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Bubastus Scrub Hairstreak (Strymon bubastus) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 15/09/2026.