Dusky-blue groundstreak

Calycopis isobeon

''Calycopis isobeon'', the dusky-blue groundstreak, is a butterfly native to the Americas, ranging from Venezuela to central Texas. It is very similar to the red-banded hairstreak and the two are sometimes treated as conspecific.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusCalycopis
SpeciesC. isobeon
Photographed in
Mexico