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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters (Lycaenidae) » Hairstreaks (Theclinae) » Ministrymon » Gray Ministreak (Ministrymon azia)

Species Ministrymon azia - Gray Ministreak

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers))
Family Lycaenidae (Blues, Coppers, Hairstreaks, Harvesters)
Subfamily Theclinae (Hairstreaks)
Genus Ministrymon
Species azia (Gray Ministreak)
Other Common Names
Azia Ministreak
Identification
Very small size (wingspan 0.75 inches or less), "grizzled" or "pebbly" appearance, pale gray underwings except for marginal line and tailspots
Range
South Texas south through Brazil, plus the West Indies; in 1970's colonized south Florida and the Keys.
Habitat
subtropical thornscrub
Season
March through October in Texas, most of the year in Florida and further south
Food
Adults feed on nectar. Larval host plants include Soft-leaf Mimosa (Mimosa malacophylla) in Texas, Lead-tree (Leucaena leucocephala) and Wild Tamarind (Lysiloma bahamensis) in Florida; caterpillars feed on flower buds.
Life Cycle
1. Caterpillar       2. Pupa       3. Adult
Print References
Kaufman, Field Guide to Butterflies of North America

Wauer, Butterflies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Garwood and Lehman, Butterflies of Northeastern Mexico
Internet References
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Contributed by Alan Chin-Lee on 29 July, 2007 - 11:09pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Joshua Stuart Rose
Last updated 27 November, 2009 - 7:49am

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