Lycaenidae : Theclinae
Strymon acis (Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon acis (Comstock & Huntington, 1943)
Bartram's Scrub-Hairstreak
Description and Similar Species: Wingspan 26-28mm. Sexes similar though males have slightly more pointed wings. The only confusion species is Martial Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon martialis but on S. acis the white lines are thicker and bolder and the uppersides lack the blue of S. martialis. On females the upperside of the abdomen is grey while on males it is white. In Jamaica the flight time is said to be June to August (Smith, Miller & Miller). It has a fast and rapid flight but like many Hairstreaks it can be approached closely and remains settled for long periods nectaring on the flowers of the foodplant.
Range: Found in Florida and throughout the Caribbean Islands where eight subspecies have been described.
Status: Rare on Cuba and the few sightings have been in xeric areas around Guantanamo and Gibara at the east of the island and in Camagüey Province.
Nectar Plants: Bidens pilosa, Croton, Lantana and Pithecellobium.
Larval Foodplants: Various species of Croton especially C. origanifolius with the larvae feeding on the leaves and the flowers and venturing out to feed at night from leaf shelters.
Range: Found in Florida and throughout the Caribbean Islands where eight subspecies have been described.
Status: Rare on Cuba and the few sightings have been in xeric areas around Guantanamo and Gibara at the east of the island and in Camagüey Province.
Nectar Plants: Bidens pilosa, Croton, Lantana and Pithecellobium.
Larval Foodplants: Various species of Croton especially C. origanifolius with the larvae feeding on the leaves and the flowers and venturing out to feed at night from leaf shelters.
Larva
Foodplants and Habitat
