TL: Saint Kitts
Habitat
- Scrub
- Sonoran Desert
- Tropical rainforest
Similar species
22-32 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishKey Lime Hairstreak EnglishSilver-banded Hairstreak EnglishSt. Christopher's Hairstreak 
EspañolBanda de Plata EspañolMariposa sedosa de banda blanca EspañolRabicorta de St. Christopher 
FrançaisThécla verte FrançaisThècle de la liane persil
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Sapindaceae Cardiospermum Sapindaceae Cardiospermum halicacabum Balloon plant
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Chalybs simaethis Drury, 1773 Papilio simaethis Drury, 1773 Chlorostrymon chileana K. Johnson, 1989
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies of America A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland Butterflies of Cuba Tim Norriss North American Moth Photographers Group
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