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Thecla joya

Synonyms: Electrostrymon canus; Electrostrymon joya (homotypic); Thecla callao

Wikipedia Abstract

Electrostrymon joya, the Muted Hairstreak, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It was described by Dognin in 1895. It is found from southern Texas and Mexico to Ecuador, Peru and Tobago, as well as on the Netherlands Antilles. The habitat consists of openings and edges in tropical semideciduous river forests and second growth. The larvae feed on the flowers of Mangifera indica and Psiguria racemosa.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0