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Butterflies of North America

Butterflies of Northern Mexico

No Common Name (Rekoa zebina)

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No Common Name (Rekoa zebina [Hewitson])

Wing span:

Identification: Upperside of male blue; female whitish-brown. Underside of male dark gray-brown; female gray.

Life history: Not reported.

Flight: Many flights all year in Mexico; September-November in South Texas.

Caterpillar hosts: Probably plants in the pea family (Fabaceae).

Adult food: Flower nectar.

Habitat: Tropics.

Range: Colombia north to Mexico; three strays recorded in South Texas.

Conservation: Not required for rare tropical stray.

Management needs: None reported.

References:

Scott, J. A. 1986. The butterflies of North America. Stanford  University Press, 
    Stanford, Calif. 583 pages, 64 color plates.

Author: Jane M. Struttmann

State and Regional References:

Opler, Paul A. 1999. Peterson Field Guide to Western Butterflies, revised 
     edition. Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, Mass.

Stanford, R.E. and P.A. Opler. 1993. Atlas of Western USA Butterflies. 
     Privately published, Denver, Colo.

(Rekoa zebina)

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