Parrhasius m-album, or the white M hairstreak, is a species of butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in the United States from western Connecticut to southeast Iowa, southern Missouri to east Texas, the Gulf Coast, and peninsular Florida. On rare occasions some stray to Michigan and Wisconsin.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Parrhasius |
| Species: | P. m-album
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| Parrhasius m-album | |
The wingspan of Parrhasius m-album is 32–41 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus virginiana and other Quercus species.
References
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Parrhasius m-album White-m Hairstreak". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ^ Opler, Paul A.; Harry Pavulaan; Ray E. Stanford; Michael Pogue; coordinators (2006). "Parrhasius m-album". Big Sky Institute. Retrieved 2009-03-09.