Phaeostrymon
| Soapberry hairstreak | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Tribe: | Eumaeini |
| Genus: | Clench, 1961 |
| Species: | P. alcestis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phaeostrymon alcestis W. H. Edwards 1871
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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.
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References
- ^ Mcnair, D M; Andresen, C (2020-11-18). "Soapberry (Sapindus L.) in Arizona". Phytoneuron. 2020–78. ISSN 2153-733X. Retrieved 2025-06-06.