M-pattern

Guides

• Parrhasius m-album

  white M hairstreak, White-M Hairstreak

  Parrhasius m-album is a small hairstreak butterfly (wingspan 32–41 mm) with metallic blue upper wings and a distinctive silver underside marked by an M-shaped pattern. Females are larger than males. The species is strongly associated with oak habitats throughout the southeastern and central United States.

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