TL: USA, Florida, Monroe County, Key West
Habitat
- Forest edges
- Scrub
22-32 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
EnglishDotted Hairstreak EnglishMallow Hairstreak EnglishMallow Scrub-Hairstreak 
EspañolMariposa Sedosa de la Malva
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Acanthaceae Ruellia blechum Green shrimp plant Malvaceae Abutilon Indian mallow Malvaceae Hibiscus Rosemallow Malvaceae Malvella Malvaceae Melochia Malvaceae Sida Fanpetals Malvaceae Sida Fanpetals Malvaceae Waltheria Portulacaceae Portulaca Purslane Surianaceae Suriana maritima
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Thecla istapa Reakirt, 1867
- Strymon istapa is a member of the clade Strymon istapa:
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Species Author Strymon acis (Drury, 1773) Strymon bazochii (Godart, [1819]) Strymon bicolor (Philippi, 1859) Strymon bubastus (Stoll, [1780]) Strymon colombiana Johnson, Miller & Herrera, 1992 Strymon columella (Fabricius, 1793) Strymon eurytulus (Hübner, [1819]) Strymon flavaria (Ureta, 1956) Strymon heodes (Druce, 1909) Strymon istapa (Reakirt, [1867]) Strymon limenia (Hewitson, 1868) Strymon nivea (Johnson, Miller & Herrera, 1992) Strymon oribata (Weymer, 1890) Strymon rana (Schaus, 1902) Strymon toussainti (Comstock & Huntington, 1943) Strymon wagenknechti (Ureta, 1947)
- 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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