Arawacus

Arawacus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. They are commonly called stripestreaks. The species of this genus are found in the Neotropical realm.

Species include: Arawacus aethesa (Hewitson, 1867) Brazil (Bahia) Arawacus aetolus (Sulzer, 1776) Columbia, Venezuela, Trinidad, Bolivia, Suriname Arawacus binangula (Schaus, 1902) Brazil (Paraná) Arawacus dolylas (Cramer, [1777]) Surinam, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia Arawacus dumenilii (Godart, [1824]) Venezuela, Trinidad Arawacus ellida (Hewitson, 1867) Venezuela, Paraguay, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) Arawacus euptychia (Draudt, 1920 Brazil Arawacus hypocrita (Schaus, 1913) Costa Rica, Mexico Arawacus jada (Hewitson, 1867) North America – creamy stripe-streak, nightshade hairstreak Arawacus leucogyna (C. & R.Felder, 1865) Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia Arawacus lincoides (Draudt, 1917) Colombia Arawacus meliboeus (Fabricius, 1793) Brazil Arawacus separata (Lathy, 1926) Peru, Paraguay Arawacus sito (Boisduval, 1836) Mexico, south to Central America – fine-lined stripe-streak Arawacus tadita (Hewitson, 1877) Brazil (Paraná) Arawacus tarania (Hewitson, 1868) Brazil (Paraná, Minas Gerais) Arawacus togarna (Hewitson, 1867) Mexico, Bolivia