Phaeostrymon

Soapberry hairstreak
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Eumaeini
Genus:
Clench, 1961
Species:
P. alcestis
Binomial name
Phaeostrymon alcestis

Phaeostrymon alcestis, the soapberry hairstreak[1], is the only species of the gossamer-winged butterfly genus Phaeostrymon. It is found in southwestern United States and Mexico.


  1. ^ Mcnair, D M; Andresen, C (2020-11-18). "Soapberry (Sapindus L.) in Arizona". Phytoneuron. 2020–78. ISSN 2153-733X. Retrieved 2025-06-06.