Phaeostrymon alcestis, the soapberry hairstreak, is the only species of the gossamer-winged butterfly genus Phaeostrymon. It is found in southwestern United States and Mexico.
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| Genus: | Phaeostrymon Clench, 1961
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| Species: | P. alcestis
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| Phaeostrymon alcestis W. H. Edwards 1871
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