Chlorostrymon maesites

Chlorostrymon maesites
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Tribe:	Eumaeini
Genus:	Chlorostrymon
Species:	C. maesites
Binomial name
Chlorostrymon maesites (Herrich-Schäffer, 1864)

Chlorostrymon maesites, known generally as amethyst hairstreak, is a species of hairstreak in the butterfly family Lycaenidae. Other common names include the maesites hairstreak and verde azul hairstreak.[2][3]

The MONA or Hodges number for Chlorostrymon maesites is 4271.[4]

References

1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-12-08.
2. "Chlorostrymon maesites Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Chlorostrymon maesites species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. "North American Moth Photographers Group, Chlorostrymon maesites". Retrieved 2019-09-25.

Further reading

• Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.