Strymon bazochii

Strymon bazochii, the lantana scrub-hairstreak or smaller lantana butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Paraguay north through Central America, the West Indies and Mexico to southern Texas. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1902 to control Lantana species, in which it has proven unsuccessful.[1]

Strymon bazochii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Strymon
Species:
S. bazochii
Binomial name
Strymon bazochii
(Godart, [1824])
Synonyms
  • Polyommatus bazochii Godart, [1824]
  • Hyreus thius Geyer, 1832
  • Thecla agra Hewitson, 1868
  • Thecla infrequens Weeks, 1901
  • Strymon gundlachianus Bates, 1935
  • Strymon diagonalis Austin & Johnson, 1997

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. Adults are on wing from May to December. There are two to three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Lippia alba and Lippia graveolens in Texas. In Hawaii, they feed on Lantana species and basils. Adults feed on nectar from various flowers, including Bidens alba, Lantana species and Stachytarpheta jamaicensis.

Characteristics

Strymon bazochii generally have metallic, brown wings with speckled, blue hues. Their eyes are grey. There are slight differences between male and female. Male butterflies will display horizontal, white lines on their wings. Females do not exhibit this pattern.[2]

Life cycle

Metamorphosis

Like other butterflies, lantana scrub-hairstreaks undergo metamorphosis. Eggs are deposited in the plant species of Lantana Urticoides. Within an average of thirty-one days, a caterpillar will have grown and begun forming its chrysalis. Overtime, the protective layer will harden and exhibit a dark brown color, indicating the imminent emergence of the butterfly.[3]

References
  1. Negi, Girish C. S.; Sharma, Subrat; Vishvakarma, Subash C.R.; Samant, Sher S.; Maikhuri, Rakesh K.; Prasad, Ram C.; Palni, Lok M. S. (2019-06-01). "Ecology and Use of Lantana camara in India". The Botanical Review. 85 (2): 109–130. doi:10.1007/s12229-019-09209-8. ISSN 1874-9372.
  2. P., Brock, James (2006). Kaufman field guide to butterflies of North America. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-618-76826-2. OCLC 678890396.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Silva, Neuza A. P.; Duarte, Marcelo; Araújo, Eliezer B.; Morais, Helena C. (2014-01-01). "Larval Biology of Anthophagous Eumaeini (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae, Theclinae) in the Cerrado of Central Brazil". Journal of Insect Science. 14 (1): 184. doi:10.1093/jisesa/ieu046. ISSN 1536-2442. PMC 5443601. PMID 25368090.


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