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Electrostrymon joya
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Electrostrymon
Species:	E. joya
Binomial name
Electrostrymon joya (Dognin, 1895)
Synonyms
Thecla joya Dognin, 1895 Thecla canus H. H. Druce, 1907 Thecla nubes H. H. Druce, 1907 Thecla callao H. H. Druce, 1907 Thecla rugatus H. H. Druce, 1907 Thecla bunnirae Dyar, 1918 Tergissima shargeli K. Johnson,

Electrostrymon joya, the muted hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by Paul 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 wingspan is 24–30 mm. Adults are on wing from April to January in the tropics. There are three or more generations per year. They feed on flower nectar.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Mangifera indica and Psiguria racemosa.

References

1. "Electrostrymon Clench, 1961" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
2. Butterflies and Moths of North America

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