Cyanophrys amyntor
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| image = AmyntorDraudt1917.jpg
| taxon = Cyanophrys amyntor
| authority = (Cramer, 1775)
| synonyms =
- Papilio amyntor Cramer, 1775
- Papilio menalcas Cramer, 1779 (preocc. Poda, 1761)
- Thecla caramba Clench, 1944
- Thecla amyntor distractus Clench, 1946
- Cyanophrys eiselei D'Abrera, 1995
- Cyanophrys quinterorum D'Abrera, 1995
- Thecla amyntor
}}
Cyanophrys amyntor, the Amyntor greenstreak, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the lowland tropics from Mexico to Brazil. It is known in the United States from a single specimen from the Big Bend region of western Texas. It has also been recorded from Hawaii.
The wingspan is 24–28 mm. Adults are on wing from July to January in Mexico.
The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including species from the families Ulmaceae and Verbenaceae.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091003163542/http://www.nearctica.com/butter/plate8/Camyn.htm Nearctica]
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Category:Butterflies of North America
Category:Lycaenidae of South America
Category:Butterflies described in 1775
Category:Taxa named by Pieter Cramer
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