Avalon hairstreak

Avalon hairstreak
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Strymon
Species: S. avalona
Binomial name
Strymon avalona
(Wright, 1905)

The Avalon hairstreak (Strymon avalona) is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.

It is endemic to Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of Southern California in the United States.

References

  • Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Strymon avalona". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T20944A9237959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20944A9237959.en. Retrieved 20 December 2017.


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