The Avalon hairstreak (Strymon avalona) is a species of butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.
Avalon hairstreak | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Strymon |
Species: | S. avalona
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Binomial name | |
Strymon avalona (Wright, 1905)
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It is endemic to Santa Catalina Island, off the coast of Southern California in the United States.
References
edit- ^ Gimenez Dixon, M. (1996). "Strymon avalona". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T20944A9237959. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T20944A9237959.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.