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Red-spotted Patch (Chlosyne marina)
Wing span: 1 5/16 - 1 3/8 inches (3.3 - 3.5 cm).
Identification: Upperside black. Forewing has white-to-yellowish spots; hindwing has an irregular yellow patch and a red submarginal band.
Life history: Not reported.
Flight: Late October in South Texas, most of the year in Mexico.
Caterpillar hosts: Not reported.
Adult food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Openings in desert and subtropical thorn scrub.
Range: Mexico. Rare stray to southern Arizona and South Texas.
Conservation: Not required for rare stray.
The Nature Conservancy Global Rank: GU - Unable to assign rank due to lack of available information.
Management needs: None reported.
References:
Opler, P. A. and V. Malikul. 1992. A field guide to eastern butterflies. Peterson
field guide #4. Houghton-Mifflin Co., Boston. 396 pages, 48 color plates.
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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