Strymon acis

Strymon acis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Strymon
Species:	S. acis
Binomial name
Strymon acis (Drury, 1773)
Synonyms
Papilio acis Drury, [1773] Thecla acis gossei Comstock & Huntington, 1943 Thecla acis petioni Comstock & Huntington, 1943 Strymon acis armouri Clench, 1943 Strymon acis leucosticha Clench, 1992 Thecla acis bartrami Comstock & Huntington, 1943 Thecla acis casasi Comstock & Huntington, 1943 Papilio mars Fabricius, 1776

Strymon acis, the Bartram's scrub-hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in southern Florida and the West Indies. The habitat consists of openings in pine woods.

The wingspan is 22–29 mm. The upperside is dark gray. The underside of the wings is pale gray with white lines and contrasting thinner black lines.

The larvae feed on the flower buds and young fruits of .^[1]

Subspecies[]

• Strymon acis acis
• Strymon acis bartrami (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) (southern Florida)
• Strymon acis casasi (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) (Cuba)
• Strymon acis mars (Fabricius, 1776)

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