Strymon alea, the Alea hairstreak or Lacey's scrub-hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Frederick DuCane Godman and Osbert Salvin in 1887. It is found from north-western Costa Rica through Mexico to central and southern Texas.[1] The habitat consists of subtropical thorn scrub.
The wingspan is 19–29 mm. Adults feed on flower nectar.
The larvae feed on the buds and flowers and Bernardia myricaefolia.[2]