Clytie Ministreak (Ministrymon clytie)

Clytie Ministreak, a reference photo — Photo: Anne Toal from US · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Ministrymon clytie, the Clytie hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Henry Edwards in 1877. It is found from southern Arizona, New Mexico and Texas to Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica. The habitat consists of tropical forest openings and subtropical thorn forests.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Clytie Ministreak being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Ministrymon una
Ministrymon leda
Tmolus echion

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Ministrymon
Species: Ministrymon clytie

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