Chlorostrymon simaethis

Silver-banded hairstreak
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Chlorostrymon
Species:
C. simaethis
Binomial name
Chlorostrymon simaethis
(Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
  • Thecla sarita Skinner, 1895
  • Thecla lycus Skinner, 1898
  • Thecla simaethis jago W. P. Comstock & Huntington, 1943
  • Chlorostrymon simaethis rosario Nicolay, 1980
  • Chlorostrymon chileana K. Johnson, 1989

Chlorostrymon simaethis, the silver-banded hairstreak, is a North and South American butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is also known as St. Christopher's hairstreak and the Key lime hairstreak.

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