Ministrymon clytie explained

Ministrymon clytie, the Clytie hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Henry Edwards in 1877. It is found from southern Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica.[1] The habitat consists of tropical forest openings and subtropical thorn forests.

The larvae feed on Pithecellobium species.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/lycaenidae/theclinae/ministrymon/ "Ministrymon Clench, 1961"
  2. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Ministrymon-clytie Butterflies and Moths of North America