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