Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00637
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
Strymon bazochii
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About Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii) is a member of Lycaenidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii) is documented from Kauaʻi. Lycaenid butterflies are small day-flying butterflies. Caterpillars feed on species-specific host plants and in some species interact with ants. On Kauaʻi, observations are most useful when they record larval host, ant associations if any, adult sex, flower use, and immature stages. Where island-specific host, prey, breeding-site, abundance, or seasonal information is not yet firmly documented, those details should remain tied to direct specimens and field observations rather than inferred from populations elsewhere.
Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii) is an introduced butterfly established on Kauaʻi and closely associated with lantana and related host plants.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: BAMONA has verified Kauaʻi records in 2025 and 2026; ITIS lists Strymon bazochii as introduced in Hawaiʻi.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; caterpillar; pupa; adult.
Habitat
Open vegetation, gardens, coasts, roadsides, and other sites with larval hosts and nectar plants.
Food and ecological role
Larvae feed on host plants; adults use nectar.
Reproduction
Females place eggs on suitable host plants.
Movement
Adults are active day-fliers.
Ecosystem role
Herbivore as larva and flower visitor/pollinator as adult.
Threats and impacts
Effects depend on host use and abundance.
Monitoring
Record larval host, ant associations if any, adult sex, flower use, and immature stages.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Strymon bazochii
- Common names
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak
- Family
- Lycaenidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Lantana Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon bazochii) is a member of Lycaenidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced.