Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii)

Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak, a reference photo — Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER · CC0 (licence)

Strymon bazochii, the lantana scrub-hairstreak or smaller lantana butterfly, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found from Paraguay north through Central America, the West Indies and Mexico to southern Texas. It was introduced to Hawaii in 1902 to control Lantana species, in which it has proven unsuccessful.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak 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

Strymon cestri

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Strymon
Species: Strymon bazochii

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