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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
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