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Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak caterpillar (Strymon istapa) - Strymon
Copyright © 2018 Jennifer Possley

Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak caterpillar (Strymon istapa) - Strymon
Miami/Richmond , Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
June 12, 2018
Size: ~5 mm
Feeding on sepals of Sida elliottii (Malvaceae)
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Contributed by Jennifer Possley on 12 June, 2018 - 8:32pm
Last updated 19 May, 2021 - 12:13pm

Moved
Moved from Mallow Scrub Hairstreak.
… John Lampkin, 19 May, 2021 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies and Skippers.
… Ken Allison, 10 August, 2018 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Can you safely,,,
...rule out Gray Hairstreak? The caterpillars are nearly identical.
… John Lampkin, 16 May, 2021 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

 
vs. gray hairstreak
John, I was not aware that the gray hairstreak was found in extreme South Florida (the scrub mallow hairstreak is much more common) but no, I cannot rule out that species. If you would like to bump it up to genus level, I see why. Thanks!
… Jennifer Possley, 17 May, 2021 - 6:27am login or register to post comments

 
I sent it to...
Dr. Marc C. Minno, co-author of "Butterflies through Binoculars--Florida," for his input. He replied that it probably is Mallow, but it could also be Gray so the only way to know is to rear it to adult.
The range map there has Gray all the way down into the Keys. Also, Marc's "Florida Butterfly Caterpillars and their Host Plants" shows that the cats are very similar.
… John Lampkin, 19 May, 2021 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

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