Thorn-forest

Guides

• Ministrymon clytie

  Clytie hairstreak, Clytie Ministreak

  Ministrymon clytie, commonly known as the Clytie hairstreak or Clytie Ministreak, is a small butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. First described by William Henry Edwards in 1877, this species ranges from the southwestern United States through Mexico to Central America. It inhabits tropical forest openings and subtropical thorn forests. The larvae feed on Pithecellobium species.

  butterflyhairstreakLycaenidaeSouthwest-USMexicoCentral-Americatropical-forestthorn-forestPithecellobium