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Amethyst Hairstreak
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Amethyst Hairstreak

Chlorostrymon maesites

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.

The MONA or Hodges number for Chlorostrymon maesites is 4271.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 216786.