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Butterflies of Zihuatanejo

SUPERFAMILY PAPILIONOIDEA

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

-Butterflies (Superfamily Papilionoidea)

-Gossamer-winged Butterflies (Family Lycaenidae)

-Hairstreaks (Subfamily Theclinae)

-Tribe Eumaeini

-Subtribe Strymonina

-Scrub-Hairstreaks (Genus Strymon)

-Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bebrycia)


Strymon bebrycia, the bebrycia, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. Often have tails resembling antennae, which serve as a form of mimicry to confuse predators. Caterpillars may have mutualistic relationships with ants, which protect them in exchange for sugary secretions.

Red-lined Scrub-Hairstreak

Strymon bebrycia

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