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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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Description


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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Photography ID: 418626
  Adult
Barrio Alunai
La Rioja
Argentina
01/12/2020
Ramón Vera
Foto
Photography ID: 418625
  Adult
Barrio Alunai
La Rioja
Argentina
01/12/2020
Ramón Vera



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
130979212/01/2020ArgentinaLa RiojaBarrio AlunaiRamón Vera
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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.